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US 2006/0065191 A1Published application
Water feed device for a moistener of a mail handling machine
AssigneeNeopost Technologies
InventorsSebastien Defosse, Cedric Allibert
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AssigneeNeopost Technologies
InventorsSebastien Defosse, Cedric Allibert
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A water feed device for feeding water to a moistener for moistening envelope flaps, which moistener is incorporated into a mail handling machine, the water feed device including a water tank which is mounted on a support and from which a quantity of water flows through a water feed pipe to a water reservoir in which part of a piece of foam is dipped, the quantity of water serving to impregnate the piece of foam for moistening the envelope flaps as they pass between a top surface of the piece of foam and a moistener brush, the water tank support being tilted at a determined angle β relative to a horizontal reference plane, and the water tank itself being tilted at a determined angle θ relative to the water tank support.
A water feed device for feeding water to a moistener for moistening envelope flaps, which moistener is incorporated into a mail handling machine, the water feed device comprising a water tank which is mounted on a support and from which a quantity of water flows through a water feed pipe to a water reservoir in which part of a piece of foam is dipped, said quantity of water serving to impregnate said piece of foam for moistening said envelope flaps as they pass between a top surface of said piece of foam and a moistener brush, wherein said water tank support is tilted at a determined angle β relative to a horizontal reference plane, and said water tank is itself tilted at a determined angle θ relative to said water tank support.
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