Integrated office machine for folding mail and inserting it into envelopes
US4924652A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 15, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB43M5/042
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The machine comprises a quasi-closed frame constituted by a top frame (5A) hinged to a bottom frame )5B), a first path (10) for mail and a second path (20) for empty envelopes running through the top frame (5A), a third path 30) for filled envelopes running between the top and bottom frames, a folding module (11) and a filling module (31) each having one portion of their paths in the top frame and the remaining portion in the bottom frame and directly coupling the first path and the second path to the filling module on the third path. The machine is applicable to processing mail.
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