CA2134862A1 - Envelope transport, deskew and stop apparatus - Google Patents

Envelope transport, deskew and stop apparatus

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Publication number
CA2134862A1
CA2134862A1 CA002134862A CA2134862A CA2134862A1 CA 2134862 A1 CA2134862 A1 CA 2134862A1 CA 002134862 A CA002134862 A CA 002134862A CA 2134862 A CA2134862 A CA 2134862A CA 2134862 A1 CA2134862 A1 CA 2134862A1
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Prior art keywords
vacuum
envelope
continuously moving
transport
deskew
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CA002134862A
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French (fr)
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CA2134862C (en
Inventor
Eric A. Belec
William J. Wright
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Eric A. Belec
William J. Wright
Pitney Bowes Inc.
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43M—BUREAU ACCESSORIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H5/00—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines
    • B65H5/22—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by air-blast or suction device
    • B65H5/222—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by air-blast or suction device by suction devices

Abstract

In accordance with the present invention a system for transporting, deskewing and stopping and envelope, comprises a plurality of laterally spaced, continuously moving, endless transport belts and a stationary vacuum deck having longitudinal grooves, each of which accommodates an upper reach of one of the continuously moving transport belts. The vacuum deck includes a plurality of vacuum ports arranged in longitudinal rows, each of which is adjacent at least one of the transport belts. A plurality of stop members are located at the downstream end of the vacuum deck. Vacuum at the vacuum ports urge an envelope against the continuously moving belts which transport the envelope to the stop members whereby the envelope is stopped and maintained in a deskewed position.
CA002134862A 1993-11-01 1994-11-01 Envelope transport, deskew and stop apparatus Expired - Fee Related CA2134862C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US143,970 1993-11-01
US08/143,970 US5428944A (en) 1993-11-01 1993-11-01 Envelope transport, deskew and stop apparatus

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CA2134862A1 true CA2134862A1 (en) 1995-05-02
CA2134862C CA2134862C (en) 2003-02-18

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GB (1) GB2283479B (en)

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US5950399A (en) * 1997-10-17 1999-09-14 Gunther International, Ltd. Apparatus and method for inserting a product into an envelope and closing same
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US6837492B1 (en) 2003-08-13 2005-01-04 Pitney Bowes Inc. Universal deskew feeder for a mailing machine
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US5428944A (en) 1995-07-04
GB2283479B (en) 1997-06-18
CA2134862C (en) 2003-02-18
GB9421951D0 (en) 1994-12-21
GB2283479A (en) 1995-05-10

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