Apparatus for the automated processing of bulk mail and the like
US4863037A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 1986 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/6598
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for the automated processing of bulk mail in a continuous and automatic procedure includes an operative combination of processing stations including an input station for receiving incoming mail in bulk fashion and for separting the pieces of mail for individual delivery to the remainder of the apparatus; a station for detecting irregularities in the contents of the envelopes, such as metal items, folded contents, or oversized items; a station for out-sorting envelopes rejected in accordance with the determinations made at the detection station; a station for opening the envelopes, preferably along multiple edges; a station for removing the contents from the opened envelopes, for subsequent processing of the contents; and a series of stations for handling and orienting the contents for subsequent delivery to a plurality of output stackers.
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