US 5,960,607 AGranted

Method and device for producing a mailing item containing an envelope, and mailing item

Assigneebielomatik Leuze GmbH & Co.

InventorsMartin Bohn, Wolfgang Scheller, Heinz Weidner

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Abstract

From a web of paper a mailing item (10) comprising envelope and contents is printed personalized on a first conveying section (2) in individual stations. After being turned over the web of paper is supplemented, where necessary, by further paper parts, it then being cut to contour laterally and provided with side flaps folded inwards for the envelope. After this, the cut-to-size item is parted as a unit from the web of paper by a cross-cutter (43) and the contents folded on themselves transversely as well as on the cut-to-size item for the envelope. This unit is then diverted at right angles to a second conveying section (3) in which the cover sheets of the envelope are folded open with interposition of the contents, the cover sheets thereby being secured to each other by the side flaps. After this, the envelope opening is closed by the closing flap.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus (1) for preparing a mailing item (10) collected from a blank unit including first and second blanks from a continuous web (31) and comprising item units (11, 13, 13') including an envelope (11) made from the first blank and an insert (13, 13') made from the second blank and withdrawably enclosed by the envelope (11), said apparatus comprising:

a stationary main frame (52);
a conveyor (32, 42, 44) conveying the web (31) and the first and second blanks along said main frame (52) in a conveying plane (4) and a conveying direction (5, 6), while being conveyed, the web (31) including a leading end section (60) and the blank unit including a leading end edge (66);
processing stations (33 to 41, 43 and 45 to 49) for processing the web (31) and the blank unit while moving in said conveying direction (5, 6), said processing stations distributed along said conveyor (32, 42, 44) and including:
a transverse splitter (43) for transversely severing the leading end section (60) at the leading end edge (66),
an inserter (38, 46) for displacing the insert (13, 13') on the blank unit with the leading end edge (66) separate from the leading end section (60), and
a closer (48) for wrapping the first blank around the insert (13, 13'),
wherein said conveyor (32, 42, 44) includes a conveying path (2, 3) receiving the first and second blanks while being conveyed, and
holding means holding the second blank on said conveying path (2, 3) from said transverse splitter (43) to said inserter (46).

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An apparatus for preparing a mailing envelope (11) from a blank from a continuous web (31) and comprising envelope sections (17, 18, 19, 20) including a first panel (17), a second panel (18) covering the first panel (17) and a side strip (20) laterally directly interconnecting the first and second panels (17, 18), said apparatus comprising:

a stationary main frame (52);
a conveyor (32, 42, 44) conveying the web (31) and the blank along said main frame (52) in a conveying plane (4) and first and second conveying directions (5, 6), while being conveyed with respect to said first conveying direction (5), the web (31) including a leading end section (60) and the blank including a leading end edge (75);
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processing stations (33 to 41, 43 and 45 to 49) for processing the web (31) and the blank while moving in said first and second conveying directions (5, 6), said processing stations distributed along said conveyor (32, 42, 44) and including
a contour trimmer (40) for laterally trimming the blank,
a transverse splitter (43) for transversely severing the blank from the web (31), said transverse splitter located downstream of said contour trimmer (40), and
a closer (48) mutually superimposing and adhesively interconnecting the blank's first and second panels (17, 18),
said conveyor includes a first conveyor (32) and a second conveyor (42) located downstream of said first conveyor (32) and upstream of said transverse splitter (43), said conveyor holding the web (31) longitudinally continuously tensioned from said first conveyor (32) to said second conveyor (42), said conveyor including a first conveying path (2) defining said first conveying direction (5) and including said first and second conveyors (32, 42), said transverse splitter (43) and said contour trimmer (40), said first conveying path (2) conveying the blank with the first and second panels (17, 18) juxtaposed parallel to said first conveying direction (5), said conveyor including a second conveying path (3) connecting downstream directly to said first conveying path (2) and defining said second conveying direction (6) oriented transverse to said first conveying direction (5) when seen in plan view on said conveying plane (4), said second conveying path (3) including said closer (48).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.