US3410053A - Machine for the automatic insertion of enclosures, such as letters, printed matter and the like - Google Patents

Machine for the automatic insertion of enclosures, such as letters, printed matter and the like Download PDF

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US3410053A
US3410053A US555334A US55533466A US3410053A US 3410053 A US3410053 A US 3410053A US 555334 A US555334 A US 555334A US 55533466 A US55533466 A US 55533466A US 3410053 A US3410053 A US 3410053A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
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    • B43M3/00—Devices for inserting documents into envelopes
    • B43M3/04—Devices for inserting documents into envelopes automatic
    • B43M3/045—Devices for inserting documents into envelopes automatic for envelopes with only one flap
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  • the invention relates to a machine for the automatic insertion of enclosures, such as letters, printed matter or the like, in envelopes and for closing said envelopes.
  • a German patent application No. B 78,280 VII/ 10d is directed to a simple and efficient machine of this type, which differs from previously known machines of this kind, and in which the envelopes and the enclosures are brought upon a table, where the closing flaps are joined with one another by pneumatic-mechanical means and are conveyed to a discharge point.
  • the tables are mounted at different levels, so that the joining of the envelopes and of the enclosures, as well as the carrying away of the stuffed envelopes is complicated. It has been proposed to deliver the inserts to an insertion station along a conveyor path parallel to that of the envelopes. It became apparent that the inserts can be transported in a path which is perpendicular to that of the envelope conveyor, at least near the insertion station.
  • the invention is directed to such an embodiment.
  • the movement of the envelopes and the inserts, as well as the entire operational cycles take place at the same table level, where the envelopes are forwarded in a longitudinal direction, while the inserts are moved along in a direction perpendicular to said longitudinal direction.
  • This construction has the advantage of simplicity and efficiency, so that any obstacles may be easily recognized and overcome.
  • the machine is connected at its beginning with an envelope magazine, with a conveyor table provided with slots, said table being provided with conveyor and holding elements, which are used for the periodical movement of the envelopes to a station for opening the closing flaps, to another station for insertion, yet another for closing the flaps and for moving the envelopes to an ejection table.
  • the work position for the closing of flaps, to which the envelopes are fed by swinging levers extending through slots in the table is provided with a side nozzle and a reversing skid, several conveyor rollers, as well as wetting rollers for wetting the gummed edges of the closing flaps arranged in the slots.
  • This latter station is provided with several push rods and slot rods connected to levers, for precisely positioning the envelopes, while the magazine for the inserts is secured transversely to the table at this station, with transverse means for insertion, closing and forwarding, in the form of a blow nozzle, 21 spoon-shaped envelope opener, ratchets and levers, are provided at the same station.
  • the ejection table to which are delivered the stuffed and sealed envelopes by means of rollers is provided with transverse slots and with a pair of delivery shafts which simultaneously press the closing flaps, and which deliver the ready, stuffed envelopes to a receiving basket.
  • FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of the machine
  • FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof
  • FIG. 3 a partial view, similar to that of FIG. 1, in another position and
  • FIG. 4 is a partial view, similar to FIG. 1 with the parts in still another position.
  • the machine shown in the drawings is mounted on a base (not shown) and comprises a frame 3 consisting of two parallel side walls 2.
  • a magazine 1 having a bottom opening for receiving'envelopes 6, the magazine being provided with adjustable angular side walls 5.
  • the envelopes 6, which are inserted in the magazine with the closing flaps arranged upwardly, are disposed with their central portions on a tube 8.
  • a lever 10, swingable in and against the direction of arrow f is disposed under the tube, the free end of the lever being provided with one or more suction cups.
  • the cups are provided with respective bores 11, communicating with a vacuum source (not shown) by means of hoses 12.
  • the stripping and conveying of the individual envelopes 6 takes place from the left to right.
  • the envelopes are deposited on a table 22, connected to side walls 2 and provided with several longitudinal slots 23.
  • the lower ends of these conveyor levers are actuated by a pair of double levers 26 and 27 which engage 'with one another by means of an adjusting screw 28.
  • a spiral spring 29 biases the lower swingable lever 26, the other end of the spring being attached to a lever 31 swingable about a fixed axle and provided with an adjusting screw 30.
  • the upper double lever 27, which is likewise swingable about a fixed axle, is linked with a lever 33 by an elongated plate 32, the lever 33 being controlled by a cam disk 35 and roller 34.
  • the envelope 6 forwarded to the table 22, is moved by the above described linkage in the direction of arrow f.,, to an insertion station. On its Way to that station, the envelope 6 passes a side blow nozzle 36, for lifting the closing flap 7, as well as a skid 37, which raises the closing flap 7 fully and tilts it about the table level.
  • a swingable push lever 40 which is controlled by a cam 43 through a short arm 42, provided with a roller 41 and having pawls 44.
  • holding rods 45 In order to maintain the envelopes 6 in the position for filling, there are provided several holding rods 45, the lower ends of which are secured by means of a clamping screw 46 in a horizontal slot 47 on a rocker arm 48, and said ends are adjustable, depending on the length of the envelopes.
  • the holding rods 45 are raised into the holding position shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 or lowered into the disengaged position, according to FIG. 4, by means of double lever 50, controlled by a cam disk 49, the free ends of the lever cooperating with a bolt 51 of the rocker arm 48.
  • a magazine 52 for the inserts.
  • This is similar to the initially described magazine 1 and is also provided with a similar receiving device, only bolts 18 and the upper rolls 16' thereof being shown.
  • the rolls 16' forward the inserts 53 in the direction of the arrow to the open envelope 6.
  • conveyor levers 54 which are designed and actuated in the same manner as carrying levers and paws 44.
  • a blow nozzle 56 for transverse blowing and a spoonshaped letter opener 57 which are displaceable transversely by means of cams and levers.
  • levers 58 which are secured to lever 31 which is connected, by means of spring 29 with lever 26.
  • the adjusting screw of this lever cooperates with a lower end of a double lever 59, the upper end of said lever being controlled by a cam 60.
  • a pair of shafts 61, rotatable in the direction of the arrow are provided on the right, said shafts moving the envelopes 6 to an ejection table.
  • This table is provided with slots 63, in a manner similar to table 22, and swingable levers 64 extend through these in the direction of arrow i the levers 64 being operable by appropriate means (not shown).
  • a constantly driven pressure roll 65 is mounted at the rear end of the table, the envelopes 6, with their moistened flaps 7 being run through under pressure of said roll, and falling subsequently into a receiving container.
  • FIG. 2 Should more than one enclosure be inserted in the envelopes, the machine shown in FIG. 2, may be developed as indicated by the dotted lines in that figure.
  • An additional magazine 67 for receiving additional inserts 66, is mounted under a lateral extension of table 22, on the side wall 2; the magazine is constructed in a manner similar to the insertion magazine 52.
  • the inserts 66 are forwarded to the table transversely from said magazine by the rolls 16", by the conveyor levers 68, which are constructed like the conveyor levers 25-, and by the transport rollers 69 which are similar to rollers 38, in the direction of arrow f moved onto the first enclosures 53 and inserted together with these in the envelopes 6.
  • Machine for the automatic insertion of enclosures, such as letters, printed matter and the like in envelopes of the gummed flap type comprising, in combination, a frame, a longitudinally extending conveyor table mounted on said frame, an envelope magazine disposed adjacent one end of said table, first means for conveying periodically, in longitudinal direction, individual envelopes from said magazine to a first envelope opening station on said table, means for opening the closing flaps of the envelopes at said first station, said means being disposed perpendicularly to said table, second means for advancing in longitudinal direction the envelopes with their flaps open to a second station, a magazine for inserts disposed adjacent said second station, at said second station means disposed perpendicularly to said table for inserting the inserts in the envelopes, and means for closing the envelope flaps upon insertion, wetting means for the flaps arranged between said first and second stations, third means for advancing in longitudinal direction the envelopes to a third ejection station, means disposed perpendicularly to said table for applying pressure to the flaps at said third station and means
  • said means for opening the closing flaps of the envelopes comprises a swingable lever for positioning the envelopes, a blow nozzle disposed perpendicular to said table, a skid for turning open the flaps.
  • said wetting means comprises a plurality of rollers for moistening the flaps, said rollers extending through said slots in said table.
  • said inserting means comprises a plurality of pawls, a plurality of holding rods and a spoon-shaped opener.
  • Machine according to claim 5 wherein the other end of said table at said third station is provided with a plurality of transversely disposed slots, a plurality of swingable levers cooperating with said slots for displacing the envelopes transversely of said table and a pair of rollers for simultaneously pressing said flaps and forwarding the envelopes to an envelope stacking station.
  • Machine according to claim 6, further provided with a plurality of magazines at said second station, for a plurality of varying inserts, said means for inserting the inserts being adapted to advance each of said varying inserts onto said table at said second station.

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US3858381A (en) * 1973-07-18 1975-01-07 Xerox Corp Envelope stuffing apparatus
JPS5161394A (ja) * 1974-09-25 1976-05-27 Agfa Gevaert Ag Fuirumubukuronifuirumuoirerutamenohoho oyobi sochi
US3962848A (en) * 1975-03-31 1976-06-15 Charles William Hankins Envelope flap processing apparatus
US4205506A (en) * 1977-08-10 1980-06-03 International Standard Electric Corporation Envelope opening device and envelope stuffing machine using same
US4379384A (en) * 1979-09-12 1983-04-12 Takatori Machinery Works Ltd. Method and apparatus for automatically packaging stockings
US4499705A (en) * 1978-09-07 1985-02-19 Mail-Ex Corporation Semi-automatic insertion machine for envelopes
FR2553343A1 (fr) * 1983-10-13 1985-04-19 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Dispositif pour soulever les rabats d'enveloppe
US4527378A (en) * 1978-09-07 1985-07-09 Mail-Ex Corporation Semi-automatic insertion machine
US4776152A (en) * 1987-09-11 1988-10-11 Inscerco Mfg. Inc. Method and apparatus for opening envelope flaps
US5042232A (en) * 1989-04-14 1991-08-27 Bell & Howell Phillipsburg Co. In-line rotary inserter
EP0597437A1 (de) * 1992-11-10 1994-05-18 Juki Corporation Vorrichtung zum Öffnen von Briefumschlägen
US5722221A (en) * 1996-01-17 1998-03-03 United States Computer Services Envelope opening apparatus
US20100192853A1 (en) * 2009-01-30 2010-08-05 Neopost Technologies Envelope flap moistener

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US3368321A (en) * 1964-10-30 1968-02-13 Bell & Howell Co Inserter

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3858381A (en) * 1973-07-18 1975-01-07 Xerox Corp Envelope stuffing apparatus
JPS5161394A (ja) * 1974-09-25 1976-05-27 Agfa Gevaert Ag Fuirumubukuronifuirumuoirerutamenohoho oyobi sochi
US3962848A (en) * 1975-03-31 1976-06-15 Charles William Hankins Envelope flap processing apparatus
US4205506A (en) * 1977-08-10 1980-06-03 International Standard Electric Corporation Envelope opening device and envelope stuffing machine using same
US4527378A (en) * 1978-09-07 1985-07-09 Mail-Ex Corporation Semi-automatic insertion machine
US4499705A (en) * 1978-09-07 1985-02-19 Mail-Ex Corporation Semi-automatic insertion machine for envelopes
US4379384A (en) * 1979-09-12 1983-04-12 Takatori Machinery Works Ltd. Method and apparatus for automatically packaging stockings
FR2553343A1 (fr) * 1983-10-13 1985-04-19 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Dispositif pour soulever les rabats d'enveloppe
US4776152A (en) * 1987-09-11 1988-10-11 Inscerco Mfg. Inc. Method and apparatus for opening envelope flaps
US5042232A (en) * 1989-04-14 1991-08-27 Bell & Howell Phillipsburg Co. In-line rotary inserter
EP0597437A1 (de) * 1992-11-10 1994-05-18 Juki Corporation Vorrichtung zum Öffnen von Briefumschlägen
US5722221A (en) * 1996-01-17 1998-03-03 United States Computer Services Envelope opening apparatus
US20100192853A1 (en) * 2009-01-30 2010-08-05 Neopost Technologies Envelope flap moistener
US8122845B2 (en) 2009-01-30 2012-02-28 Neopost Technologies Envelope flap moistener

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