INTEGRATED ENVELOPE SEALER AND FLIP MODULE

    公开(公告)号:US20210260912A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-26

    申请号:US16799715

    申请日:2020-02-24

    IPC分类号: B43M5/04

    摘要: An envelope sealing and flipping system can be incorporated into a mail inserter system to seal an envelope with a complete unbroken glue line and simultaneously flip the envelope face-up for downstream processing. The system includes a flip cage that receives an envelope and a moveable wetting brush that contacts the flap. The flip cage rotates, causing the flap to drag underneath the wetting brush, and realigning the envelope with a sealer nip which seals the envelope. The flip cage rotates continuously to receive, flip, and seal many envelopes.

    Pivoting envelope insertion guide

    公开(公告)号:US10532604B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-14

    申请号:US15019314

    申请日:2016-02-09

    IPC分类号: B43M3/04

    摘要: A method is provided for using a rotatable insertion horn to open an envelope prior to insertion of documents. A pair of insertion horns is positioned at the sides of an envelope inserting station. An envelope is fed into the envelope inserting station with its flap open. The collation of documents is pushed into the open end of the envelope. The insertion horns are positioned in an initial position that is fully outside the envelope, prior to arrival of the collation. The insertion horns are controlled to simultaneously rotate into the envelope as the collation passes between the insertion horns. Preferably, rotation of the insertion horns into the envelope does not begin until a lead edge of the collation is in a region between the insertion horns. This facilitates insertion of the collation without catching on an upstream edge of the insertion horns.

    HYBRID INSERTER/WRAPPER SYSTEM
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240092118A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-21

    申请号:US18370585

    申请日:2023-09-20

    摘要: The invention is a hybrid inserter/wrapper system comprising a hybrid inserter/wrapper system comprising a modular document inserter system and a unique wrapper-like envelope creation module operably connected thereto. The wrapper-like envelope creation module is configured to operate in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the wrapper-like envelope creation module is configured to fabricate wrapper-like outer envelopes and feed such outer envelopes to the inserter system. In the second mode, the wrapper-like envelope creation module is configured to allow the inserter to be loaded with premade envelopes and feed such envelopes to the inserter system. In either mode, the document inserter system further carries out downstream operations to thereby produce a finished mailpiece.

    INTEGRATED ENVELOPE SEALER AND FLIP MODULE

    公开(公告)号:US20220097442A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-31

    申请号:US17550479

    申请日:2021-12-14

    IPC分类号: B43M5/04

    摘要: An envelope sealing and flipping system can be incorporated into a mail inserter system to seal an envelope with a complete unbroken glue line and simultaneously flip the envelope face-up for downstream processing. The system includes a flip cage that receives an envelope and a moveable wetting brush that contacts the flap. The flip cage rotates, causing the flap to drag underneath the wetting brush, and realigning the envelope with a sealer nip which seals the envelope. The flip cage rotates continuously to receive, flip, and seal many envelopes.

    INTEGRATED ENVELOPE SEALER AND FLIP MODULE
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240181800A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-06

    申请号:US18443825

    申请日:2024-02-16

    IPC分类号: B43M5/04

    CPC分类号: B43M5/042

    摘要: An envelope sealing and flipping system can be incorporated into a mail inserter system to seal an envelope with a complete unbroken glue line and simultaneously flip the envelope face-up for downstream processing. The system includes a flip cage that receives an envelope and a moveable wetting brush that contacts the flap. The flip cage rotates, causing the flap to drag underneath the wetting brush, and realigning the envelope with a sealer nip which seals the envelope. The flip cage rotates continuously to receive, flip, and seal many envelopes.

    Envelope inserter with variably activated suction cups

    公开(公告)号:US10265999B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-23

    申请号:US15019994

    申请日:2016-02-10

    IPC分类号: B43M3/04 B43M7/00

    摘要: An apparatus and method for opening an envelope for insertion of a collation. The apparatus includes a plurality of actuated suction cups that are positioned above an envelope in an insertion station. The actuated suction cups move downward to engage a top surface of the envelope and to lift the top surface away from the bottom surface in order to facilitate insertion of the collation. The suction cups include a first group that is actuated for opening all envelopes, and a second group, independently actuatable from the first group, and that is actuated only for opening envelopes having characteristics that require the additional suction cups.