Inserter and method for opening an envelope throat of an envelope transported along an envelope channel
AssigneeBoewe Systec GmbH
InventorsHarald Schempp, Manfred Ziegler, Torsten Paessler
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Abstract
A method for opening an envelope throat of an envelope transported along an envelope channel dependably opens the envelope throat of the envelope during insertion in an inserter. The envelope, in order to open the envelope throat, is first over-pressed against a counter-pressure and then the counter-pressure is released to open the envelope throat, and/or the envelope is over-pressed against the hold-down force that holds the envelope down on an envelope transport, in order to open the envelope throat. For this purpose, an inserter inserts one or more items into an envelope moving along an envelope channel.
Claims29
A method for inserting at least one item into an envelope while the envelope is being transported along an envelope channel, the method comprising:
- (i) moving the envelope in the envelope channel past a counter-guide that is fixed in place and stands still with reference to the envelope channel;
- (ii) subsequently moving the envelope in the envelope channel past an opener for opening the envelope while the envelope is moving, the opener comprising at least one over-presser that is fixed in place and that stands still with reference to the envelope channel, the counter-guide acting against the at least one over-presser such that an envelope throat of the envelope is opened, the at least one over-presser is disposed behind and spaced apart from the counter-guide in a movement direction of the envelope;
- (iii) holding the envelope throat open via at least one holder, and
- (iv) inserting at least one item into the envelope via the envelope throat.
An inserter for inserting at least one item into an envelope that moves along an envelope channel during insertion of the at least one item into the envelope, said inserter comprising an opener for opening a moving envelope and a holder for holding the moving envelope open, wherein the opener comprises at least one over-presser that is fixed in place and a counter-guide that is fixed in place and acts against the at least one over-presser, wherein the at least one over-presser and the counter-guide stand still with reference to the envelope channel, and wherein the at least one over-presser is disposed behind and spaced apart from the counter-guide in a movement direction of the envelope.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.