摘要:
A method, and associated apparatus, for providing a user friendly central control display for a multi-station document inserter, comprising the steps of interconnecting a central control display to the inserter, displaying inserter operating functions on the central control display, activating the inserter through the central display to perform programmed inserter operating functions, and displaying fault loca. tions and descriptions on the central control display in human readable form. Advantageously, the inserter operator can also reconfigure the inserter through switches in the central control display.
摘要:
A document inserter system having an improved control system is disclosed. The system includes a sheet inserter system and one or more web modules (e.g. 20-1) for receiving a web of forms, scanning the forms for information, storing and retransmitting the information, separating the web into discrete forms and feeding the forms for further processing. The information includes control informations scanned from a control document for controlling formation of a batch of forms associated with that control document. The control system includes a supervisory control processor (110) which receives the control information and controls the sheet inserter system and the web modules in accordance therewith. The system also includes web control processor systems (e.g. 20-1 c) for direct control of each web module, which web control processor systems are responsive to the supervisory control processor (110). The system is controlled in accordance with a prespecified configuration which defines the document type for each web module. An operator input (120) is provided whereby an operator may specify a configuration for a mailing. In one embodiment the configuration is specified by interactive selection from a menu displayed by the supervisory control processor. A system and method for orderly shut-down and restart of the inserter system are also disclosed.
摘要:
57 A method and associated apparatus is disclosed for automatically providing a complete document collation during start up and shut down of a multi-station document inserter. The steps involved are initiating a Sequence Start Routine during start up of the inserter in which each feeder module is activated sequentially beginning with the document feeder module most remote from the envelope feeder module and entering with the feeder module closest to the envelope feeder module, and initiating a Clear Deck Routine during shut down of the document inserter in which each feeder module is deactivated sequentially beginning with the document feeder module most remote from the envelope feeder module and ending with the feeder module closest to the envelope feeder module.
摘要:
A document inserter has an improved control arrangement. The document inserter has a system for orderly shut-down and re-start. The system comprises a first web module for receiving the first web, scanning the sprocket strips of the first web for control information, removing the sprocket strips, storing and retransmitting the control information, separating the web into discrete forms, forming accumulations of the discrete forms, and feeding said accumulations for further processing by the system. The system further includes a second web module for receiving a second web, separating the second web into discrete forms, forming second accumulations of the second discrete forms, and feeding the second accumulations synchronously with the first accumulations for further processing by the system. The system is controlled by a supervisory control system which includes a non-volatile memory, which supervisory control system receives the retransmitted control information and controls the operation of the system. The supervisory control system is further responsive to a shut-down signal to complete operations in accordance with control information from control forms which have been separated from the first web, receive from the first web module the control information associated with unseparated control forms from which the sprocket strips have been removed, store this information in the non volatile memory, and halt operation of the system. The supervisory control system is further responsive to a restart signal to read the stored information from the non-volatile memory and restart operations in accordance with the stored information to complete processing of the control documents from which the control information has been removed.
摘要:
57 A method and associated apparatus is disclosed for automatically providing a complete document collation during start up and shut down of a multi-station document inserter. The steps involved are initiating a Sequence Start Routine during start up of the inserter in which each feeder module is activated sequentially beginning with the document feeder module most remote from the envelope feeder module and entering with the feeder module closest to the envelope feeder module, and initiating a Clear Deck Routine during shut down of the document inserter in which each feeder module is deactivated sequentially beginning with the document feeder module most remote from the envelope feeder module and ending with the feeder module closest to the envelope feeder module.
摘要:
A document inserter system has an improved control system. The inserter system has one or more web modules for, receiving a web of forms, scanning the forms for information, storing and retransmitting the information, separating the web into discrete forms and feeding the forms for further processing. The information includes control information scanned from a control document for controlling formation of a batch of forms associated with that control document. The control system includes a supervisory control processor which receives the control information and controls the sheet inserter system and the web modules in accordance therewith. The system also includes web control processor systems for direct control of each web module, which web control processor system are responsive to the supervisory control processor. The system can be controlled in accordance with a pre-specified configuration which defines the document type for each web module. An operator input is provided whereby an operator may specify a configuration for a mailing. The configuration may be specified by interactive selection from a menu displayed by the supervisory control processor.