Feed device for feeding mail items of various dimensions
US6005212A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S209/91
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mail item feed device having a first or mail item feed area, a second or selector area and a third or conveyor area and including a first plurality of sensors for identifying the various formats of the mail items present in said first area, a second plurality of sensors for detecting the passage of the mail items in said second and third areas, and a plurality of drive means for co-operating with the transport rollers of the first, second and third areas and actuated selectively in a predetermined sequence defined by control means in accordance with the state of each of the first and second plurality of sensors.
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