Module for transferring mailpieces between a folding/inserting machine and a franking machine
US6607095B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B17/00467
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention relates to a transfer module for transporting mailpieces between an exit of a folding/inserting machine delivering a mailpiece at a first upper level in a transverse direction and an entry of a franking machine receiving this mailpiece at a second upper level in a longitudinal direction, this module comprising means for receiving the mailpieces ejected via the folding/inserting machine exit and conveying means for transporting, in a direction D of displacement, these ejected mailpieces towards the franking machine entry, the receiving means and the conveying means being considerably inclined towards this franking machine entry from a low supporting plane of the folding/inserting machine.
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