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US 2011/0052362 A1Published application
Method of detecting open mailpieces such as non-wrapped magazines
AssigneeSolystic
InventorsJean-Marc Teluob, Stephane Ambroise
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AssigneeSolystic
InventorsJean-Marc Teluob, Stephane Ambroise
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The method of detecting a mailpiece of the open mailpiece type such as a non-wrapped magazine consists in causing the mailpiece (3) to pass on edge through a first conveyor (2A) arranged to move the mailpiece (3) by nipping it while holding it tightly over substantially the entire height of the mailpiece, then to pass on edge through a second conveyor (2B) arranged to move the mailpiece (3) by nipping it while leaving a top end (3B) of the mailpiece free to fan out. Two measurements are taken of the thickness of the mailpiece (3) respectively when the mailpiece is in the first conveyor (2A) and when it is in the second conveyor (2B), for the purpose of determining, by differentially comparing the two measurements, whether the mailpiece is an open mailpiece.
A method of detecting a mailpiece of the open mailpiece type such as a non-wrapped magazine, said method being characterized in that it consists in causing the mailpiece (3) to pass on edge through a first conveyor (2A) arranged to move the mailpiece (3) by nipping it while holding it tightly over substantially the entire height of the mailpiece, then to pass on edge through a second conveyor (2B) arranged to move the mailpiece (3) by nipping it while leaving a top end (3B) of the mailpiece free to fan out, and in that two measurements are taken of the thickness of the mailpiece (3) respectively when the mailpiece is in the first conveyor (2A) and when it is in the second conveyor (2B), for the purpose of determining, by comparing the measurements, whether the mailpiece is an open mailpiece.
A device (1) for detecting a mailpiece of the open mailpiece type such as a non-wrapped magazine, said device being characterized in that it comprises a first conveyor (2A) arranged to move the mailpiece (3) by nipping it while holding it tightly over substantially the entire height of the mailpiece, a second conveyor (2B) arranged to move the mailpiece (3) on edge by nipping it while leaving a top end (3B) of the mailpiece (3) free to fan out, first and second means (4A, 5A, 4B, 5B) for taking first and second measurements of the thickness of the mailpiece respectively when the mailpiece (3) is in the first conveyor (2A) and when it is in the second conveyor (2B), and a data-processing unit (8) arranged to compare said thickness measurements, and to determine, on the basis of said comparison, whether the mailpiece is an open mailpiece.
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