EP1464604A1 - Universale Dokumentenbearbeitungsvorrichtung zur Zusammenführung von kontinuirlichen oder einzelnen geschnittenen Dokumenten in Sätze - Google Patents

Universale Dokumentenbearbeitungsvorrichtung zur Zusammenführung von kontinuirlichen oder einzelnen geschnittenen Dokumenten in Sätze Download PDF

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EP1464604A1
EP1464604A1 EP03394039A EP03394039A EP1464604A1 EP 1464604 A1 EP1464604 A1 EP 1464604A1 EP 03394039 A EP03394039 A EP 03394039A EP 03394039 A EP03394039 A EP 03394039A EP 1464604 A1 EP1464604 A1 EP 1464604A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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    • B65H1/02—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles on edge
    • B65H1/025—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles on edge with controlled positively-acting mechanical devices for advancing the pile to present the articles to the separating device
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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    • B65H3/46—Supplementary devices or measures to assist separation or prevent double feed
    • B65H3/52—Friction retainers acting on under or rear side of article being separated
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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    • B65H39/02—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources
    • B65H39/06—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources from delivery streams
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65H39/10—Associating articles from a single source, to form, e.g. a writing-pad
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H39/00—Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs
    • B65H39/14—Associating sheets with webs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H39/00—Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs
    • B65H39/16—Associating two or more webs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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    • B65H2301/10—Selective handling processes
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/44—Moving, forwarding, guiding material
    • B65H2301/443—Moving, forwarding, guiding material by acting on surface of handled material
    • B65H2301/4431—Moving, forwarding, guiding material by acting on surface of handled material by means with operating surfaces contacting opposite faces of material
    • B65H2301/44316—Moving, forwarding, guiding material by acting on surface of handled material by means with operating surfaces contacting opposite faces of material between belts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2511/00—Dimensions; Position; Numbers; Identification; Occurrences
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2511/00—Dimensions; Position; Numbers; Identification; Occurrences
    • B65H2511/40—Identification
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2511/00—Dimensions; Position; Numbers; Identification; Occurrences
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  • An apparatus for processing a variety of document types enables processing of multiple types in a single configuration.
  • This invention has a special uniqueness in the automated mailing industry and provides distinct competitive advantages such as a smaller foot print, lower cost, central control of combined operations, sheet and continuous merged and nest folded documents, and flexibility through a wide range of form types, formats and sizes.
  • the invention enables the combination of both cut sheet and continuous document processing in one integrated and centrally controlled product.
  • the invention provides a universal processing method of processing paper documents comprising the steps of:
  • said selective passing or holding step being performed by reading said indica and determining said continuous sheet documents or said cut sheet documents have been printed in the formats of North/South, West/East or East/West.
  • Said sequencing and merging step may be performed by a sequencer merger receiving said continuous sheet documents or said cut sheet documents from said continuous feed processor or said cut sheet processor, directing said continuous sheet documents or said cut sheet documents in a selected order and transporting said continuous sheet documents or said cut sheet documents to an output end, said sequencer merger adaptable to process said continuous sheet documents or said cut sheet documents as a stack.
  • the invention may also provide a universal processing method of processing paper documents comprising the steps of:
  • a universal document processor for merging continuous sheet documents or cut sheet documents comprising:
  • Said document transport may be operatively connected to an optical reading device adapted to read indicia affixed on said forms; said document transport, said at least one cut sheet processor, and said at least one continuous sheet processor being controlled by a computer; said computer, said document transport, said at least one cut sheet processor, and said at least one continuous sheet processor being operable independent of an inserter and being operable in coordination with said inserter for off-line or on-line operation.
  • Said at least one continuous sheet document processor, said at least one cut sheet document processor, central processing unit and said document transport desirably share a common supplier of motive power.
  • the universal document processor 10 will intelligently process a variety of cut sheet documents with 1-up and 2-up continuous documents.
  • the continuous document processor (100) and the cut sheet document processor (101) share the same output devices such as an accumulator (102), folder (103), collector (104), and inserter (105).
  • This invention saves floor space and provides for ergonomic operator interfacing.
  • Unique features are that the continuous (120) and cut sheet (122) documents can be merged together for processing prior to delivery to any downstream device such as an accumulator (102), folder (103) collector (104) and inserter (105) and both cut sheet (122) and continuous (120) operations are centrally controlled via CPU (116).
  • Existing industry configurations consist of a separate cut sheet processor with output devices (106) and separate continuous processor with output devices (107) (figure 2).
  • Existing industry configurations use additional floor space for the 2nd document processor, operators have to walk around each document processor to get to the others' control and set-up areas, and the output from each processor cannot be merged and nested prior to folding and delivering to the insert
  • the continuous document processor (100) delivers a cut sheet (122) or a continuous sheet (120) document into the document transport (108) delivering it to the transport dump rollers (109), shown best in figure 3, in the document transport (108) where the cut sheet (122) or continuous sheet (120) document waits for the next upstream document from the continuous document processor (100) or a document from the cut sheet document processor (101).
  • the document transport (108) has two inputs, the feeder input (112) and transport input (113) whereas documents from the cut sheet document processor (101) and continuous document processor (100) can be staged or merged in the document transport (108).
  • These inputs can be used integrally allowing documents to be merged in the document transport (108) or a downstream device (114) such as an accumulator (102), folder (103), collector (104), and inserter (105).
  • a downstream device such as an accumulator (102), folder (103), collector (104), and inserter (105).
  • documents are fed from the cut sheet document processor (101) or continuous document processor (100) into the document transport input (113) via round transfer belts (115) and held at the transport dump rollers (109), shown best in figure 3.
  • the CPU (116) can be set to a predetermined page quantity (a set) divided between the cut sheet document processor (101) and continuous document processor (100) or from either the cut sheet document processor (101) or the continuous document processor (100), either directly by the user or automatically via an integrated OMR, BCR or OCR reading system.
  • the reading system scans both the cut sheet documents and the continuous documents for the presence of controlling indicia to be read.
  • controlling indicia that is read may be present on both the cut sheet documents and continuous documents, or either ones.
  • the system is reversible by being capable of being solely or altematingly controlled by indicia on documents emanating from either or both cut sheet and continuous sheet document processors. More than one of each type processor may also be employed, as one skilled in the art would appreciate. This provides a universal system.
  • a page set can be either single-page or multiple pages.
  • the document transport (108) empties the first page of a merging set into the downstream device (114) and the CPU (116) simultaneously initiates the next document in that set from either the continuous document processor (100) or cut sheet document processor (101) to be fed into the document transport (108). This process continues until the pre-determined page set (qty) is reached in the down stream device (114) such as an accumulator (102), folder (103), collector (104) and inserter (105).
  • the document transport (108) When merging in the document transport (108) the document transport (108) holds the first page of a merging set fed from either the cut sheet document processor (101) or continuous document processor (100) waiting for the subsequent pages for that set to be delivered to the document transport (108) from the cut sheet document processor (101) or continues document processor (100). Once the set is complete it is delivered to a downstream device such as an accumulator (102), folder (103), collector (104) and inserter (105). Documents may thus be expelled from the document transport (108) individually or in merged sets.
  • a downstream device such as an accumulator (102), folder (103), collector (104) and inserter (105). Documents may thus be expelled from the document transport (108) individually or in merged sets.
  • the apparatus and process of the invention involve the capability of scanning both cut sheet documents and continuous sheet documents for controlling indicia on either or both.
  • the cut sheet documents are used as a control document.
  • the system is reversible by being capable of being solely or altematingly controlled by indicia on the continuous cut sheets or continuous sheets, or both, since the system involves scanning all such documents that are being fed. The system is thereby reversible and overcomes the deficiencies in the prior art.
  • multiple units of cut sheet and continuous sheet processors may be provided to feed documents to the document transport and controlled by a CPU that is in communication with the reader (e.g., an optical scanner or the like).

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