Integrated envelope sealer and flip module
AssigneeDMT Solutions Global Corporation
InventorsArthur H. Depoi, John Robert Masotta, Boris Rozenfeld, Daniel Wright, Anthony E. Yap
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Abstract
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.
Claims12
A system that combines wetting, flipping, and sealing of one or more envelopes, the system comprising:
- an envelope receiving area configured to receive at least one of the envelopes;
- a flip cage including a rigid frame mounted to one or more gears configured to rotate the flip cage about an axis, the flip cage comprising a first pair of nip rollers and a second pair of nip rollers located opposite the first pair of nip rollers, the flip cage configured to receive the at least one envelope from the envelope receiving area with a flap of the at least one envelope open and trailing such that the flap remains outside the flip cage;
- a moveable brush assembly comprising a movable brush coupled to an actuation arm for automatically actuating the brush between at least a first position and a second position in response to operation of a servomotor operably coupled thereto, the brush configured to contact the flap of the at least one envelope while the at least one envelope is within the flip cage;
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- a sealer nip configured to press the flap against a body of the at least one envelope to form a seal between the flap and the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.