US20030189280A1 - Universal document processor for merging continuos and cut sheet documents into sets - Google Patents

Universal document processor for merging continuos and cut sheet documents into sets Download PDF

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US20030189280A1
US20030189280A1 US10/404,551 US40455103A US2003189280A1 US 20030189280 A1 US20030189280 A1 US 20030189280A1 US 40455103 A US40455103 A US 40455103A US 2003189280 A1 US2003189280 A1 US 2003189280A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • 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
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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
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    • B65H39/10—Associating articles from a single source, to form, e.g. a writing-pad
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    • 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
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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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.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of the universal document processor in an inserter line.
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of a pair of universal document processors in an inserter line including a continuous processor and a cut sheet processor.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the universal document processor shown with the high capacity document cut sheet processor disconnected from the continuous document processor.
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the general layout of the apparatus used in practicing the method.
  • 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.
  • 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 ) (FIG. 2).
  • Existing industry configurations use additional floor space for the 2 nd 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 inserter.
  • 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 FIG. 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 FIG. 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. Thereby, 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 alternatingly controlled by indicia on documents emanating from either or both cut sheet and continuous sheet document processors.
  • 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.

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