Method for setting a folding station included in an apparatus for preparing items to be mailed, and apparatus for preparing items to be mailed and folding station adapted for carrying out such method
US5339603A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/66
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for setting a folding station included in an apparatus for preparing items to be mailed. This apparatus further comprises a document-supply station, an envelope-inserter station, transport means interconnecting these stations and setting means for setting at least the folding machine. For setting the fold height of a fold to be formed in a document or stack of documents, data are inputted to the setting means, these data representing the height of an envelope intended as a package for the document or the stack of documents. The fold height is determined and set by the setting means, at least partly depending on the inputted data representing the height of the envelope. The invention enables rapid and reliable setting of a folding station of an apparatus for preparing items to be mailed. The invention further relates to an apparatus for preparing items to be mailed, adapted for carrying out the present method and a folding station adapted for use as a part thereof.
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