公开(公告)号：US06810760B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-02

申请号：US10255476

申请日：2002-09-25

申请人： Chiping Sye ,  David Privin ,  Steven A. Supron

发明人： Chiping Sye ,  David Privin ,  Steven A. Supron

IPC分类号： F16H3506

CPC分类号： B43M5/04 ,  F16H1/20 ,  F16H57/023 ,  F16H2057/0235 ,  Y10T74/1956 ,  Y10T74/1957 ,  Y10T74/19614 ,  Y10T74/19651 ,  Y10T74/2186

摘要： Methods and apparatus are provided for mating a first gear and a second gear, such as those utilized in drive mechanisms of mailing machine modules. A gear frame can mount a first gear on a first annular gear mount. A first end of a link can be pivotally mounted on a fulcrum and a second end can have a second gear mounted on a second annular gear mount. A normal force can be provided on the link in a direction opposing pivotal movement of the link. When the first gear and the second gear are brought together for mating, the link can pivot to allow the first gear and the second gear to mesh. The second annular gear mount can be guided into a channel in the gear frame to secure the second gear in a meshed position with the first gear.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于配合第一齿轮和第二齿轮的方法和装置，例如在邮寄机模块的驱动机构中使用的那些。 齿轮架可以将第一齿轮安装在第一环形齿轮架上。 连杆的第一端可以枢转地安装在支点上，并且第二端可以具有安装在第二环形齿轮安装件上的第二齿轮。 可以在连杆上沿与链节的枢转运动相反的方向提供法向力。 当第一齿轮和第二齿轮合在一起用于配合时，连杆可枢转以允许第一齿轮和第二齿轮啮合。 第二环形齿轮安装件可以被引导到齿轮架中的通道中，以将第二齿轮固定在与第一齿轮啮合的位置。

公开(公告)号：US08148650B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-03

申请号：US12640478

申请日：2009-12-17

申请人： Chiping Sye

发明人： Chiping Sye

IPC分类号： G01G19/40 ,  G01G23/06 ,  G01G23/12

CPC分类号： G01G19/002 ,  G07B17/00467 ,  G07B17/00661 ,  G07B2017/00701

摘要： A transport system that reduces the amount of oscillation of the weighing platform thereby weighing mail pieces faster. A take-away nip of the weighing module is formed by a pivot arm having a roller mounted thereon and a drive roller mounted in the weighing platform. The take-away nip feeds mail pieces from the weighing platform to the subsequent module of the mailing machine. The pivot arm has a biasing mechanism with a force that results in less impact force between the pivot arm roller and drive roller when the trailing edge of each mail piece passes through the take-away nip, resulting in less vibration of the weighing platform as mail pieces exit the weighing platform. The reduction in vibration results quicker settling of the weighing platform during weighing of subsequent mail piece, allowing for faster weighing of the mail pieces, which increases the throughput of the mailing machine.

摘要翻译： 一种减少称重平台振荡量的运输系统，从而更快地称重邮件。 称重模块的外部夹持部由其上安装有辊的枢转臂和安装在称重平台中的驱动辊形成。 外送夹具将邮件从称重平台送入邮寄机的后续模块。 枢轴臂具有偏压机构，当每个邮件的后缘通过取出辊隙时，该力具有较小的转动臂辊和驱动辊之间的冲击力，导致称重平台作为邮件的较小的振动 零件离开称重平台。 振动的减少导致称重平台在称量随后的邮件时更快地沉降，允许更快地称重邮件，这增加了邮寄机的吞吐量。

公开(公告)号：US20110079447A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-07

申请号：US12643770

申请日：2009-12-21

申请人： Chiping Sye ,  Walter J. Kulpa ,  Christopher Mallick

发明人： Chiping Sye ,  Walter J. Kulpa ,  Christopher Mallick

IPC分类号： G01G19/40

CPC分类号： G01G19/005 ,  G01G19/4148

摘要： An illustrative mailing machine is provided including at least one adjustable optical media width sensor that may be reconfigured for differing postal rating requirements. The media width sensor subassembly has a narrow linear sensor window that is positioned perpendicular to the path of travel of the mail piece. The media width sensor subassembly includes a sensor carriage mount and width measurement scale for facilitating the accurate placement of the adjustable, but secure when placed, sensor carriage. The sensor carriage slidably engages a mount and is spring biased into a locking mechanism in the underside of the media width sensor locating scale.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种说明性的邮寄机，其包括至少一个可调整的光学介质宽度传感器，其可以被重新配置以用于不同的邮政评级要求。 介质宽度传感器子组件具有垂直于邮件行进路径定位的窄线性传感器窗口。 介质宽度传感器子组件包括传感器托架安装件和宽度测量刻度尺，用于在放置传感器托架时便于准确地布置可调节但安全的传感器托架。 传感器托架可滑动地接合安装件，并且弹簧偏压到介质宽度传感器定位标尺的下侧中的锁定机构中。

公开(公告)号：US08397399B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-19

申请号：US12643770

申请日：2009-12-21

申请人： Chiping Sye ,  Walter J. Kulpa ,  Christopher Mallick

发明人： Chiping Sye ,  Walter J. Kulpa ,  Christopher Mallick

IPC分类号： G01B5/00 ,  G01G19/40

CPC分类号： G01G19/005 ,  G01G19/4148

摘要： An illustrative mailing machine is provided including at least one adjustable optical media width sensor that may be reconfigured for differing postal rating requirements. The media width sensor subassembly has a narrow linear sensor window that is positioned perpendicular to the path of travel of the mail piece. The media width sensor subassembly includes a sensor carriage mount and width measurement scale for facilitating the accurate placement of the adjustable, but secure when placed, sensor carriage. The sensor carriage slidably engages a mount and is spring biased into a locking mechanism in the underside of the media width sensor locating scale.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种说明性的邮寄机，其包括至少一个可调整的光学介质宽度传感器，其可以被重新配置以用于不同的邮政评级要求。 介质宽度传感器子组件具有垂直于邮件行进路径定位的窄线性传感器窗口。 介质宽度传感器子组件包括传感器托架安装件和宽度测量刻度尺，用于在放置传感器托架时便于准确地布置可调节但安全的传感器托架。 传感器托架可滑动地接合安装件，并且弹簧偏压到介质宽度传感器定位标尺的下侧中的锁定机构中。

公开(公告)号：US20110147095A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-23

申请号：US12640478

申请日：2009-12-17

申请人： Chiping Sye

发明人： Chiping Sye

IPC分类号： G01G19/40

CPC分类号： G01G19/002 ,  G07B17/00467 ,  G07B17/00661 ,  G07B2017/00701

摘要： A transport system that reduces the amount of oscillation of the weighing platform thereby weighing mail pieces faster. A take-away nip of the weighing module is formed by a pivot arm having a roller mounted thereon and a drive roller mounted in the weighing platform. The take-away nip feeds mail pieces from the weighing platform to the subsequent module of the mailing machine. The pivot arm has a biasing mechanism with a force that results in less impact force between the pivot arm roller and drive roller when the trailing edge of each mail piece passes through the take-away nip, resulting in less vibration of the weighing platform as mail pieces exit the weighing platform. The reduction in vibration results quicker settling of the weighing platform during weighing of subsequent mail piece, allowing for faster weighing of the mail pieces, which increases the throughput of the mailing machine.

摘要翻译： 一种减少称重平台振荡量的运输系统，从而更快地称重邮件。 称重模块的外部夹持部由其上安装有辊的枢转臂和安装在称重平台中的驱动辊形成。 外送夹具将邮件从称重平台送入邮寄机的后续模块。 枢轴臂具有偏压机构，当每个邮件的后缘通过取出辊隙时，该力具有较小的转动臂辊和驱动辊之间的冲击力，导致称重平台作为邮件的较小的振动 零件离开称重平台。 振动的减少导致称重平台在称量随后的邮件时更快地沉降，允许更快地称重邮件，这增加了邮寄机的吞吐量。

公开(公告)号：US20070132179A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-14

申请号：US11302815

申请日：2005-12-14

申请人： James Fairweather ,  Thomas Lyga ,  Chiping Sye

发明人： James Fairweather ,  Thomas Lyga ,  Chiping Sye

IPC分类号： B65H9/00

CPC分类号： B65H9/06 ,  B65H39/10 ,  B65H2301/44316 ,  B65H2404/261 ,  B65H2515/34 ,  B65H2701/1311 ,  B65H2701/1916 ,  B65H2801/78

摘要： A transport module for deskewing and accumulating sheets of insert materials before the sheets are inserted into an envelope for mailing. Retractable gates are used to stop the sheets as they are separately moved into the transport module by a plurality of endless belts. Idlers are used to apply normal forces on the belts at various locations to provide traction between the sheet and the belts for moving the sheet forward. If a sheet is skewed when it enters the transport module, one corner on the leading edge of the sheet encounters one of the side gates and the advancing sheet can align itself by an angular motion using the contact point as center of rotation. As such, the leading edge is registered against the retractable gates at both sides of the leading edge. The transport module can also be used as a conveyor without the accumulation function.

摘要翻译： 用于在将纸张插入到信封中进行邮寄之前，将包装材料的板材进行去歪斜和堆积的传送模块。 可伸缩门用于通过多个环形带分别移动到传送模块中来停止片材。 惰轮用于在各种位置上在皮带上施加法向力，以在片材和皮带之间提供牵引力，以将片材向前移动。 如果纸张进入传送模块时歪斜，则纸张的前缘上的一个角部遇到一个侧门，并且前进纸可以使用接触点作为旋转中心通过角度运动来对准自身。 这样，前缘与前缘两侧的可伸缩门对准。 运输模块也可以用作输送带，不需要积聚功能。

公开(公告)号：US20070079938A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-12

申请号：US11283011

申请日：2005-11-18

申请人： Jason Paradis ,  Peter Collings ,  Chiping Sye ,  Jihad Abdul-Rahiim

发明人： Jason Paradis ,  Peter Collings ,  Chiping Sye ,  Jihad Abdul-Rahiim

IPC分类号： B43M3/00

CPC分类号： B43M5/042 ,  B43M11/00

摘要： A moistening device that significantly reduces any loss of contact between the applicator and envelope flap regardless of the thickness of the mail piece or size of the flap, thereby ensuring sufficient wetting of the glue line on the envelope flap with moistening fluid, is provided. A deflection device is added to a portion of the support to which the applicator is secured. The deflection device is located and sized to exert a force on the applicator, causing the applicator to form into a shape that more closely matches the shape of an envelope flap being processed, while also allowing the applicator to flex slightly in multiple directions. This results in little to no loss of contact between the applicator and glue line on the envelope flap, thereby allowing sufficient moistening fluid to be transferred from the applicator to the glue line.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种润湿装置，其显着减少了涂抹器和信封瓣之间的接触损失，而不管邮件的厚度或片的尺寸如何，从而确保了具有润湿液体的信封瓣上的胶合线的充分润湿。 偏转装置被添加到固定有施用器的支撑件的一部分。 偏转装置的位置和尺寸被设置成施加在施加器上的力，使得施加器形成更紧密地匹配被处理的信封瓣的形状的形状，同时还允许施加器在多个方向上稍微弯曲。 这导致施加器和信封瓣上的胶合线之间的接触几乎没有损失，从而允许足够的润湿流体从施用器转移到胶合线。

公开(公告)号：US20060220294A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-05

申请号：US11086965

申请日：2005-03-21

申请人： Chiping Sye

发明人： Chiping Sye

IPC分类号： B65H5/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00193 ,  G07B17/00467 ,  G07B2017/005

摘要： The present invention includes apparatus and methods for feeding a mailpiece along a feed path in a mailing machine. An endless drive belt has a lower belt run adapted to feed a mailpiece in a downstream direction. A plurality of pivot arms are mounted in a sequence below the lower belt run. Each pivot arm has a respective pressure roller mounted on a free end of the pivot arm. A respective bias mechanism associated with each pivot arm biases the pivot arm in an upward direction such that the pressure roller contacts the lower belt run. A jam-relief mechanism selectively and simultaneously pivots the pivot arms against the respective biasing force applied to each of the pivot arms by the bias mechanism. The pivoting of the pivot arms by the jam-relief mechanism moves the pressure rollers in a downward direction away from the lower belt run of the endless belt.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括用于沿着邮寄机器中的馈送路径馈送邮件的装置和方法。 环形传动带具有适于沿着下游方向馈送邮件的较低的皮带行程。 多个枢转臂以较低的安全带顺序安装。 每个枢转臂具有安装在枢转臂的自由端上的相应的压力辊。 与每个枢转臂相关联的相应的偏置机构使枢转臂沿向上的方向偏压，使得压力辊接触下部带运行。 卡止减速机构通过偏置机构克服施加到每个枢转臂的相应偏置力而选择性地同时地枢转枢转臂。 枢轴臂通过卡爪卸载机构的枢转使压力辊向下移动远离环形皮带的下部皮带行程。

公开(公告)号：US6105957A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-22

申请号：US163685

申请日：1998-09-30

申请人： John P. Miller ,  Chiping Sye ,  William B. Riley

发明人： John P. Miller ,  Chiping Sye ,  William B. Riley

IPC分类号： B65H29/14 ,  B65H31/00 ,  B65G57/00 ,  B65H9/04 ,  B65H29/70 ,  B65H31/30

CPC分类号： B65H9/004 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H31/3027 ,  B65H2301/4213 ,  B65H2301/42262 ,  B65H2301/512125 ,  B65H2801/06

摘要： A buckle accumulator including an input feed system, an output feed system located downstream in a path of travel from the input feed system, a receiving space located adjacent the path of travel between the input feed system and the output feed system, and a deflector. The input feed system feeds a plurality of sheets one at a time in a path of travel into the buckle accumulator. Each of the plurality of sheets has a leading edge and a trailing edge. The output feed system feeds a stack of sheets out of the buckle accumulator. Generally, the lead edge for each of the plurality of sheets is substantially unrestrained between the input feed system and the output feed system. The receiving space accepts the plurality of sheets one at a time to create the stack. The deflector is mounted in proximity to the receiving space for selectively actuating between a first position out of contact with a first sheet previously accumulated in the receiving space and a second position in contact with the first sheet. The first sheet having a first configuration when the deflector is in the first position and a second configuration when the deflector is in the second position. The deflector is in the second position when the lead edge of a second sheet is between the input feed system and the output feed system so that a portion of the first sheet in the second configuration forms a guide to assist the lead edge of the second sheet in following the path of travel and entering the output feed system.

摘要翻译： 一个带扣蓄电池，包括输入馈送系统，位于从输入馈送系统行进的路径下游的输出馈送系统，邻近输入馈送系统和输出馈送系统之间的行进路径的接收空间以及偏转器。 输入进给系统在进入带扣蓄能器的行进路径中一次馈送多个纸张。 多个片材中的每一个具有前缘和后缘。 输出进给系统将一堆纸张从扣式蓄能器送出。 通常，多个片材中的每一个的引导边缘在输入进给系统和输出进给系统之间基本上是不受限制的。 接收空间一次接收多个纸张以形成纸叠。 偏转器安装在接收空间附近，用于选择性地在与预先存储在接收空间中的第一片材​​不接触的第一位置和与第一片材接触的第二位置之间选择性地起动。 当偏转器处于第一位置时，具有第一构造的第一片和当偏转器处于第二位置时的第二构型。 当第二片材的引导边缘位于输入进给系统和输出进给系统之间时，偏转器处于第二位置，使得第二构造中的第一片材​​的一部分形成引导件，以辅助第二片材的引导边缘 遵循行进路径并进入输出进给系统。

公开(公告)号：US5746881A

公开(公告)日：1998-05-05

申请号：US548717

申请日：1995-10-26

申请人： Ian R. Jenkins ,  Walter J. Kulpa ,  Howard M. Stevens ,  Chiping Sye ,  Christopher V. Hibberd

发明人： Ian R. Jenkins ,  Walter J. Kulpa ,  Howard M. Stevens ,  Chiping Sye ,  Christopher V. Hibberd

IPC分类号： B43K5/02 ,  B43M5/00

CPC分类号： B43K5/02 ,  Y10T156/1798

摘要： The moistening system is used in combination with a postage meter system, wherein the postage meter system includes a horizontal extend deck supported by a meter housing. A portion of the deck defines a printing station. The moistening system includes a housing defining a first chamber. A horizontally extending feed deck is detachably mounted to the housing enclosing the first chamber. A second chamber defined by the housing includes a latching mechanism for detachably mounting the housing and feed deck to the postage meter such that the feed deck is aligned contiguous to the deck of the postage meter. A reservoir container is removably mounted within the first chamber of the housing and has an aperture aligned to an aperture formed in the feed deck. A wick assembly includes a support brace is detachably mounted to the feed deck, a wick and a cap. The support brace has a first section extending into the reservoir and the wick has a first section confined by the first section of the support brace to extend into the reservoir. The support brace also has a second section extending horizontally in spaced apart relation to the feed deck and supporting a second section of the wick such that a portion of the wick extends horizontally beyond the second section of the brace. A cap is detachably mounted to the second section of the brace to securely position the second section of the wick therebetween.

摘要翻译： 润湿系统与邮资计费系统结合使用，其中邮资计费系统包括由仪表外壳支撑的水平延伸甲板。 甲板的一部分限定了印刷站。 润湿系统包括限定第一室的壳体。 水平延伸的进料台可拆卸地安装到封闭第一室的外壳上。 由壳体限定的第二腔室包括用于将壳体和供给甲板可拆卸地安装到邮资计费器的锁定机构，使得供给甲板与邮资计量表的甲板邻接。 储存器容器可移除地安装在壳体的第一腔室内，并且具有与形成在进料台中的孔对准的孔。 芯组件包括可拆卸地安装到进料盘，支杆和盖的支撑支架。 支撑支架具有延伸到储存器中的第一部分，并且芯具有由支撑支架的第一部分限制的第一部分以延伸到储存器中。 支撑支架还具有第二部分，该第二部分以间隔开的关系延伸到进料台并且支撑芯的第二部分，使得芯的一部分水平地延伸超过支架的第二部分。 盖可拆卸地安装到支架的第二部分上，以将芯的第二部分牢固地定位在其间。