公开(公告)号：US20120063877A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-15

申请号：US12880777

申请日：2010-09-13

申请人： Anthony E. Yap ,  Richard F. Stengl ,  Boris Rozenfeld ,  Steven J. DaCunha

发明人： Anthony E. Yap ,  Richard F. Stengl ,  Boris Rozenfeld ,  Steven J. DaCunha

IPC分类号： B65H3/00

CPC分类号： B65H5/062 ,  B65H1/025 ,  B65H3/5246 ,  B65H7/125 ,  B65H7/18 ,  B65H2301/4452 ,  B65H2511/13 ,  B65H2511/22 ,  B65H2511/514 ,  B65H2511/524 ,  B65H2513/10 ,  B65H2513/11 ,  B65H2515/30 ,  B65H2553/412 ,  B65H2553/82 ,  B65H2701/1311 ,  B65H2701/1313 ,  B65H2701/1912 ,  B65H2701/1916 ,  B65H2220/03 ,  B65H2220/02 ,  B65H2220/01

摘要： A system for conveying mailpieces along a conveyance path and singulating a mailpiece from a stack of mailpieces along the conveyance path. The system includes a first conveyance for conveying mailpieces at a variable velocity and a second conveyance, downstream of the first conveyance, for conveying mailpieces at a constant velocity along the conveyance path. A series of optical sensors extends from the first to the second conveyance and is operative to issue a gap signal indicative of the relative spacing between sequential mailpieces along the conveyance path. A processor is responsive to the gap signal and is operative to control the first conveyance to decrease the relative spacing between sequential mailpieces when the gap signal exceeds a threshold value.

摘要翻译： 一种沿着输送路径输送邮件的系统，并沿着输送路径从一堆邮件中分离邮件。 该系统包括用于以可变速度传送邮件的第一传送和第一传送下游的用于沿着传送路径以恒定速度传送邮件的第二传送。 一系列光学传感器从第一传送器延伸到第二传送器，并且可操作地发出指示沿着输送路径的顺序邮件之间的相对间隔的间隙信号。 处理器响应于间隙信号，并且当间隙信号超过阈值时可操作以控制第一输送以减小顺序邮件之间的相对间隔。

公开(公告)号：US20060185326A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-24

申请号：US11061431

申请日：2005-02-18

申请人： Clare Woodman ,  Denis Stemmle ,  John Sussmeier ,  Eric Belec ,  Boris Rozenfeld ,  Gregory Skinger ,  Michael Cummings

发明人： Clare Woodman ,  Denis Stemmle ,  John Sussmeier ,  Eric Belec ,  Boris Rozenfeld ,  Gregory Skinger ,  Michael Cummings

IPC分类号： B65B63/04 ,  B65B11/48

CPC分类号： B42D5/025 ,  B31B70/261 ,  B31B2150/00 ,  B31B2160/10 ,  B31B2170/20 ,  B42C3/00 ,  B42D15/08 ,  B43M5/04 ,  B65B11/00

摘要： A method for creating mailpieces from a single web of printed material. The web of printed material includes printed matter to be used on envelopes, and other printed matter to be used on mail content to be included in the envelopes. The content pages are rectangular in shape and may be oriented relative to the envelope sheets in a number of different configurations. In some configurations, two sets of content pages and/or envelope sheets can be printed across the width of the web. The method starts with cutting consecutive sections of the web into separated sheets. Some of the separated sheets are envelope sheets including envelope printed matter, and some of the sheets are mail content sheets including mail content printed matter. The method includes cutting variable sized sheets depending on whether a sheet is a mail content sheet, or an envelope sheet. The method further includes cutting variable sized envelope sheets depending on the size of the mailpieces. In a preferred embodiment, the web includes business return envelopes (BREs). The BRE sheets are transported to an envelope creation path and in the envelope creation path where the sheets are formed into envelopes. The envelope creation path is then merged back with a content processing path whereby finished BRE's are stacked with their respective accumulations of folded content sheets to form a complete content stack. BRE's are then enclosed with the content sheets by the enclosing envelope sheets.

摘要翻译： 一种用于从单个印刷材料网创建邮件的方法。 印刷材料的网络包括要在信封上使用的印刷品，以及要在邮件内容中使用的其他印刷品被包括在信封中。 内容页面的形状是矩形，并且可以以多种不同的配置相对于封套片材定向。 在一些配置中，两组内容页面和/或信封页可以跨网幅的宽度打印。 该方法首先将网状物的连续部分切割成分离的片材。 一些分离的纸张是信封纸，包括信封印刷品，并且一些纸张是包括邮件内容印刷品的邮件内容。 该方法包括根据纸张是邮件内容表还是包封纸切割可变尺寸的纸张。 该方法还包括根据邮件的尺寸切割可变尺寸的信封页。 在优选实施例中，网络包括业务返回信封（BRE）。 BRE纸张被传送到信封创建路径和信封创建路径，其中纸张被形成为信封。 然后将信封创建路径与内容处理路径合并，由此完成的BRE与它们各自的折叠内容片段的累积堆叠以形成完整的内容堆栈。 然后通过封闭的信封页将BRE封装在内容表中。

公开(公告)号：US20060130436A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-22

申请号：US11316716

申请日：2005-12-22

申请人： Boris Rozenfeld

发明人： Boris Rozenfeld

IPC分类号： B65B43/26

CPC分类号： B43M3/045 ,  B65B43/26 ,  B65B43/34 ,  B65B43/39

摘要： A vacuum release assist system for a document insertion station is described. The vacuum suction cup system is used for opening an envelope. The vacuum release assist system ensures that the suction cup is timely released during the removal of the envelope from the insertion station. In one configuration, a solenoid actuator is used to push away the envelope from the suction cup. In another configuration, a blow-off valve is used to introduce positive air pressure to timely release the suction cup.

摘要翻译： 描述用于文件插入站的真空释放辅助系统。 真空吸盘系统用于打开信封。 真空释放辅助系统确保在从插入台移除信封期间及时释放吸盘。 在一种配置中，螺线管致动器被用于从吸盘推开信封。 在另一种结构中，使用吹扫阀来引入正压空气以及时释放吸盘。

公开(公告)号：US08596634B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-03

申请号：US12880607

申请日：2010-09-13

申请人： Anthony E. Yap ,  Richard F. Stengl ,  Boris Rozenfeld

发明人： Anthony E. Yap ,  Richard F. Stengl ,  Boris Rozenfeld

IPC分类号： B65H5/00

CPC分类号： B65H3/5246 ,  B65H1/025 ,  B65H5/062 ,  B65H7/125 ,  B65H7/18 ,  B65H2301/4452 ,  B65H2511/13 ,  B65H2511/22 ,  B65H2511/514 ,  B65H2513/11 ,  B65H2515/30 ,  B65H2553/412 ,  B65H2553/82 ,  B65H2701/1311 ,  B65H2701/1313 ,  B65H2701/1912 ,  B65H2701/1916 ,  B65H2220/03 ,  B65H2220/02 ,  B65H2220/09 ,  B65H2220/01

摘要： A system for conveying mailpieces along a feed path includes a plurality of conveyances. A first conveyance is operative to convey mailpieces along the feed path and includes a singulating and drive belt. The singulating and drive belts define a throat for singulating a mailpiece from the stack of mailpieces. A second conveyance accepts mailpieces from the first conveyance and conveys singulated mailpiece downstream of the first conveyance. The system further includes a series of sensors extending from the first to the second conveyance for issuing a gap signal indicative of the relative spacing between sequential mailpieces along the feed path. Additionally, the system includes a means, responsive to the gap signal, for developing a variable opposing force between the singulating and drive belts to optimize singulation of mailpieces along the feed path.

摘要翻译： 沿着进给路径输送邮件的系统包括多个运输工具。 第一传送装置用于沿着馈送路径传送邮件，并且包括单个和传动带。 单个和驱动带定义了一个喉部，用于从邮件堆叠中分离邮件。 第二传送装置接受来自第一传送件的邮件，并且传送第一传送装置下游的单个邮件。 该系统还包括一系列传感器，其从第一传送器延伸到第二传送装置，用于发出指示沿着进给路径的顺序邮件之间的相对间隔的间隙信号。 另外，系统包括响应于间隙信号的装置，用于在单独和驱动带之间形成可变的相对的力，以优化沿着进给路径的邮件的分割。

公开(公告)号：US07810687B2

公开(公告)日：2010-10-12

申请号：US12173116

申请日：2008-07-15

申请人： Carlos L. DeFigueiredo ,  Boris Rozenfeld

发明人： Carlos L. DeFigueiredo ,  Boris Rozenfeld

IPC分类号： B65H20/00

CPC分类号： B65H5/062 ,  B65H2402/31 ,  B65H2404/1431 ,  B65H2404/152 ,  B65H2801/06

摘要： A feeding mechanism for feeding a web of paper in a paper handling system includes a feeding nip assembly having a driven roller structured to be rotatably driven about a first axis, and an idler roller structured to rotate about a second axis substantially parallel to the first axis. In addition, the feeding nip assembly is structured to apply a force to the idler roller to push the idler roller toward the driven roller. The force is applied in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis. The idler roller is also structured to pivot about a third axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis, the second axis, and the direction of the force.

摘要翻译： 用于在纸张处理系统中馈送纸幅的进给机构包括：进给辊隙组件，其具有构造成围绕第一轴线可旋转地驱动的从动辊;以及惰轮，其构造成围绕基本上平行于第一轴线的第二轴线旋转 。 另外，进给辊隙组件构造成向惰轮施加力以将惰辊推向从动辊。 该力被施加在基本上垂直于第一轴线和第二轴线的方向上。 惰轮还构造成围绕基本上垂直于第一轴线，第二轴线和力的方向的第三轴线枢转。

公开(公告)号：US20070220828A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-27

申请号：US11803555

申请日：2007-05-14

申请人： Clare Woodman ,  Denis Stemmle ,  John Sussmeier ,  Eric Belec ,  Boris Rozenfeld ,  Gregory Skinger ,  Michael Cummings

发明人： Clare Woodman ,  Denis Stemmle ,  John Sussmeier ,  Eric Belec ,  Boris Rozenfeld ,  Gregory Skinger ,  Michael Cummings

IPC分类号： B65B63/04 ,  B65B35/50 ,  B65B63/00

CPC分类号： B42D5/025 ,  B31B70/261 ,  B31B2150/00 ,  B31B2160/10 ,  B31B2170/20 ,  B42C3/00 ,  B42D15/08 ,  B43M5/04 ,  B65B11/00

摘要： A method for creating mailpieces from a single web of printed material. The web of printed material includes printed matter to be used on envelopes, and other printed matter to be used on mail content to be included in the envelopes. The content pages are rectangular in shape and may be oriented relative to the envelope sheets in a number of different configurations. In some configurations, two sets of content pages and/or envelope sheets can be printed across the width of the web. The method starts with cutting consecutive sections of the web into separated sheets. Some of the separated sheets are envelope sheets including envelope printed matter, and some of the sheets are mail content sheets including mail content printed matter. The method includes cutting variable sized sheets depending on whether a sheet is a mail content sheet, or an envelope sheet. The method further includes cutting variable sized envelope sheets depending on the size of the mailpieces. In a preferred embodiment, the web includes business return envelopes (BREs). The BRE sheets are transported to an envelope creation path and in the envelope creation path where the sheets are formed into envelopes. The envelope creation path is then merged back with a content processing path whereby finished BRE's are stacked with their respective accumulations of folded content sheets to form a complete content stack. BRE's are then enclosed with the content sheets by the enclosing envelope sheets.

摘要翻译： 一种用于从单个印刷材料网创建邮件的方法。 印刷材料的网络包括要在信封上使用的印刷品，以及要在邮件内容中使用的其他印刷品被包括在信封中。 内容页面的形状是矩形，并且可以以多种不同的配置相对于封套片材定向。 在一些配置中，两组内容页面和/或信封页可以跨网幅的宽度打印。 该方法首先将网状物的连续部分切割成分离的片材。 一些分离的纸张是信封纸，包括信封印刷品，并且一些纸张是包括邮件内容印刷品的邮件内容。 该方法包括根据纸张是邮件内容表还是包封纸切割可变尺寸的纸张。 该方法还包括根据邮件的尺寸切割可变尺寸的信封页。 在优选实施例中，网络包括业务返回信封（BRE）。 BRE纸张被传送到信封创建路径和信封创建路径，其中纸张被形成为信封。 然后将信封创建路径与内容处理路径合并，由此完成的BRE与其各自的折叠内容片段的累积堆叠以形成完整的内容堆栈。 然后通过封闭的信封页将BRE封装在内容表中。

公开(公告)号：US20070126173A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-07

申请号：US11291721

申请日：2005-12-01

申请人： Boris Rozenfeld

发明人： Boris Rozenfeld

IPC分类号： B65H31/00

CPC分类号： B65H39/10 ,  B65H29/60 ,  B65H31/22 ,  B65H31/3081 ,  B65H2301/422548 ,  B65H2301/42266

摘要： An apparatus for handling mailpieces produced by a mailpiece insertion system, comprising at least one mailpiece stacking assembly and a combination support/conveyor deck. The mailpiece stacking assembly accepts a plurality of mailpieces, i.e., as they are created by a mailpiece insertion system, and aligns the mailpieces to define a mailpiece stack. The support/conveyor deck is operative to convey mailpiece containers along a mailpiece handling path and includes loading and transport sections. The loading section is, furthermore, adapted to alternately reposition each of the mailpiece containers from an in-plane position to an out-of-plane position relative to the mailpiece handling path. The in-plane position is operative to transport the mailpiece containers along the mailpiece handling path while the out-of-plane position is operative to spatially reposition each of the mailpiece containers for alignment with a side edge of the mailpiece stack. That is, the loading section is capable of repositioning the mailpiece container such that its open end is proximal to and ready to receive the mailpiece stack. A loading mechanism is then employed to engage a side edge of the mailpiece stack for urging the stack into the open end of the mailpiece. That is, when the loading section has accurately repositioned the mailpiece container into alignment with the mailpiece stack, the loading mechanism may then displace and load the stack into the container.

摘要翻译： 一种用于处理由邮件插入系统产生的邮件的装置，包括至少一个邮件堆叠组件和组合支撑/传送器甲板。 邮件堆叠组件接受多个邮件，即它们由邮件插入系统创建，并对齐邮件以定义邮件栈。 支撑/输送机甲板可操作以沿着邮件处理路径传送邮件集装箱，并且包括装载和运输部分。 此外，装载部分还适于将每个邮件容器从平面内位置交替地重新定位到相对于邮件处理路径的平面外位置。 平面内位置可操作以沿着邮件处理路径传送邮件容器，同时外部位置可操作以空间地重新定位每个邮件容器以与邮件堆叠的侧边缘对准。 也就是说，装载部分能够重新定位邮件容器，使得其开口端接近并准备接收邮件堆栈。 然后使用装载机构来接合邮件堆叠的侧边缘，以将堆栈推动到邮件的开放端。 也就是说，当装载部分已经将邮件容器准确地重新定位成与邮件堆栈对准时，装载机构然后可以将堆叠移动并装载到容器中。

公开(公告)号：US20070018377A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-25

申请号：US11188023

申请日：2005-07-22

申请人： Boris Rozenfeld ,  Thomas Rosenkranz ,  John Kline

发明人： Boris Rozenfeld ,  Thomas Rosenkranz ,  John Kline

IPC分类号： B65H3/08

CPC分类号： B43M3/04 ,  B65H3/085 ,  B65H3/0858 ,  B65H3/0875 ,  B65H2406/342 ,  B65H2406/351 ,  B65H2513/514 ,  B65H2701/1916 ,  B65H2220/02

摘要： An envelope feeder for removing envelopes from an envelope stack. The envelope feeder comprises a shuttle plate and a suction cup assembly. The shuttle plate translates between a position under the envelope stack and another position partially remote from the envelope stack. The shuttle plate includes an orifice passing through its surface and an envelope gripping mechanism in connection with a vacuum valve. The suction cup assembly has a suction cup connected to a hollow rod that is in connection with another vacuum valve. An actuator engages the suction cup and moves the suction cup between an extended position and a retracted position. The suction cup attaches to an envelope at the bottom of the envelope stack when it is in the extended position, and pulls the envelope toward the shuttle plate as it moves to the retracted position. Then the envelope gripping mechanism retains the envelope, allowing the shuttle plate to remove the envelope from the envelope stack.

摘要翻译： 用于从信封栈中移除信封的信封馈线。 信封进料器包括梭板和吸盘组件。 穿梭板在信封堆叠下方的位置和部分远离信封叠层的另一位置之间平移。 梭板包括通过其表面的孔口和与真空阀相关联的信封夹持机构。 吸盘组件具有连接到与另一个真空阀连接的中空杆的吸盘。 致动器接合吸盘并且将吸盘移动到延伸位置和缩回位置之间。 当吸入杯处于伸展位置时，吸盘附着在信封堆叠底部的信封上，并且当信封移动到缩回位置时，将其向着梭板拉动。 然后，信封夹持机构保持外壳，允许梭板从信封叠层移除信封。

公开(公告)号：US20060075860A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-13

申请号：US11286036

申请日：2005-11-23

申请人： John Sussmeier ,  John Masotta ,  Boris Rozenfeld ,  William Wright

发明人： John Sussmeier ,  John Masotta ,  Boris Rozenfeld ,  William Wright

IPC分类号： B26D7/06

CPC分类号： B43M3/045 ,  B26D1/1435 ,  B26D1/245 ,  B26D1/626 ,  B26D9/00 ,  B65H29/6609 ,  B65H35/02 ,  B65H35/04 ,  B65H2301/3423 ,  B65H2301/44514 ,  Y10T83/04 ,  Y10T83/0467 ,  Y10T83/2192 ,  Y10T83/6491

摘要： An inserter input system including a web feeder providing a web of printed material to be split by a web slitting knife along the web's direction of travel. The split web is then cut transverse to the direction of travel by a rotary cutter operating at a first velocity, resulting in side-by-side individual sheets. Downstream of the rotary cutter, a right angle turn mechanism receives each of the side-by-side sheets and reorients them by ninety degrees. Further the right angle turn reorients the sheets into a serial shingled arrangement. A high speed separation nip pulls individual shingled sheets out from the shingled arrangement. The speed of the separation nip is such that a predetermined gap between the previously shingled sheets is formed. In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the speed of the rotary cutter and right angle turn mechanism are controlled to adjust a quantity of sheets that would be generated from displacement traveled due to inertia during a deceleration of the system to a stop.

公开(公告)号：US10821769B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-03

申请号：US16218811

申请日：2018-12-13

申请人： Thomas E. Ifkovits ,  Andre P. Tremblay ,  John Masotta ,  Art H. DePoi ,  Boris Rozenfeld

发明人： Thomas E. Ifkovits ,  Andre P. Tremblay ,  John Masotta ,  Art H. DePoi ,  Boris Rozenfeld

IPC分类号： B43M3/04 ,  B65H9/12

摘要： According to some embodiments, a double detection apparatus for a mail-piece inserter includes a detectable flag affixed to a rotating mail-piece gripper of a mail-piece rotary feeder. A stationary proximity sensor may generate a voltage output based on a presence of the detectable flag in a direction along a first axis normal to the rotation of the mail-piece gripper. A decision unit may then generate a double detect alert signal when a phase shift above a pre-determined threshold value is detected in the voltage output generated by the stationary proximity sensor. According to some embodiments, the decision unit may also generate a thin detect alert signal when a phase shift past another pre-determined threshold value is detected in the voltage output generated by the stationary proximity sensor.