Method and device for controlling envelope flap during insertion
US7389624B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1916
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A high-speed envelope transport and packing system includes a conveyor for conveying an open envelope having a flap, a packing station for inserting an object into a conveyed open envelope, and a bending member disposed upstream of the packing station. The bending member is configured to impart a bend in a conveyed open envelope by displacing a center portion of the envelope relative to widthwise distal end portions of the envelope and to maintain a bend in the envelope until the open envelope is gripped by a gripping device in such a manner as to provide access to an interior of the open envelope or until an object is at least partially inserted into an interior of the open envelope.
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