Water feed device for a moistener of a mail handling machine
US7364621B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1798
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A water feed device for feeding water to a moistener for moistening envelope flaps, which moistener is incorporated into a mail handling machine, the water feed device including a water tank which is mounted on a support and from which a quantity of water flows through a water feed pipe to a water reservoir in which part of a piece of foam is dipped, the quantity of water serving to impregnate the piece of foam for moistening the envelope flaps as they pass between a top surface of the piece of foam and a moistener brush, the water tank support being tilted at a determined angle β relative to a horizontal reference plane, and the water tank itself being tilted at a determined angle θ relative to the water tank support.
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