8results about "Document inserters" patented technology

To provide an enclosing device provided with an enclosing assistance mechanism for assisting in smooth enclosing of an enclosure while retracting a flap when the enclosure is enclosed in an envelope.SOLUTION: An enclosing device that encloses an enclosure into an envelope carried to an enclosing position includes enclosing assistance means (160) that is disposed in an envelope carrying path (1105) for carrying the envelope to the enclosing position and that assists in an enclosing operation, wherein the enclosing assistance means carries the envelope to the enclosing position while retracting a flap of the envelope from the envelope carrying path (1105).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

An envelope separator is provided with a robotic arm and a support table where the robotic arm can fit fingers between envelopes to collect groups of envelopes from an envelope feeder and then separate those groups and allow for easy packaging of the envelopes into boxes. Preferably, the robotic arm accomplishes the packaging process as well by placing the groups of envelopes into boxes and continuing to gather and place successive groups of envelopes in successive boxes.

Method for tracking shipments produced by one or more processing plants (100, 102) comprising the following steps: Providing (S100) a plurality of original orders, each of which comprises a plurality of shipments to be generated; depending on predetermined characteristics of the shipments, generating (S102) at least one processing order (111, 111a, 111b), wherein the processing order (111, 111a, 111b) comprises at least one shipment to be generated from different original orders; and Processing (S106) of the processing order (111, 111a, 111b) by the one or more processing plants (100, 102) in order to generate the respective shipments from the original orders; characterized by the fact that Each shipment to be generated in the original orders is uniquely assigned to the corresponding shipment in the processing order (111, 111a, 111b) (S104) in order to enable the tracking (S108-S114) of a shipment from the original order during its processing, based on the assignment. wherein the processing of a processing order (111, 111a, 111b) includes printing the shipment and subsequent processing of the shipment, wherein in the event that the printing or subsequent processing of the shipment is faulty, a reprint of the shipment is carried out, wherein the identification assigned to the faulty shipment is appropriately assigned to the reprint of the new shipment, so that the unique assignment of the new shipment to the corresponding shipment in the original order is maintained.

Method of folding a mail item (M) comprising: • - transporting the mail item from a starting position (102) to a folding station (104) by a first transport section (101), the mail item having a leading edge (Ml) and a trailing edge (M2); • - at the folding station, folding the mail item over a folding member (106) by moving the folding member towards an entry location (108) of a second transport section (110), such that the mail item is moved into second transport section with a section of the mail item between the leading edge and the trailing edge first, thereby folding the mail item at a cross folding line on said section; and • - transporting the mail item through the second transport section.

To provide a technique which involves a plurality of discharge destinations, enabling an enclosure and an envelope in a normal conveyance state to be discharged to a suitable discharge destination when conveyance failure of another enclosure and envelope has occurred.SOLUTION: An envelope processing device comprises: an enclosing part for inserting an enclosure into an envelope; first conveyance means for conveying the enclosure to an enclosing position; second conveyance means for conveying the envelope to the enclosing position via an envelope conveying passage extending substantially perpendicularly and in vertical direction and then conveying to first discharge means for discharging the envelope after enclosing; second discharge means capable of discharging the enclosure separately from the first discharge means; and control means for controlling conveyance operation in the first conveyance means and the second conveyance means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3