Inserter station for mail processing systems
US6959526B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB43M3/04
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Disclosed is an inserter station for mail processing systems, consisting of a feeder device (2) for transporting inserts, an envelope separation device for separating envelopes from a stack of envelopes, also comprising a mail transport device (6) which is located parallel to the transport track of the feeder device extending close thereto in order to take up the individual envelopes, further comprising orienting means (30,32) for positioning an envelope to be filled in a precise position in front of an insertion device (35). According to the invention, the complex action of orienting the envelopes to be filled on the path between the envelope separation device (7) and the insertion device (35) is simplified by configuring the envelope transport device (6) at least in one end section adjacent to the intermediate envelope transport device (16) such that the envelope can be horizontally displaced with the aid of a displacement component perpendicular to the direction of transport of the intermediate envelope transport device (16). The intermediate envelope transport device (16) has a direction of transport extending at an angle (alpha) in relation to the direction of transport of the…
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