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Inserter and method for inserting postal items into envelopesRelated Patent Categories: Sheet Feeding Or Delivering, Special Articles, EnvelopeInserter and method for inserting postal items into envelopes description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070164497, Inserter and method for inserting postal items into envelopes. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention relates to an inserter and to a method for inserting postal items into envelopes. Such apparatuses are known from practice and are typically used in mailrooms where large numbers of documents or sets of documents are each to be inserted in an envelope in order to send these documents to addressees. [0002] However, also in small organizations that send relatively small numbers of documents, and where the documents to be sent are for a considerable part processed by hand, also when being prepared prior to insertion, mechanized insertion could lead to considerable saving of labor. To be considered here are, for instance, medical practices, workshops and club administrations, as well as service companies taking care of sending smaller mailings for third parties. Accordingly, there is a need for inserters that are simple enough to be attractive in cost price and complexity of operation for applications on a smaller scale than existing inserters. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0003] It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple solution for driving various functions of an inserter. [0004] According to the invention, this object is achieved by providing an inserter including: [0005] an envelope transport path for transporting envelopes one by one from an envelope start position to an inserting position; [0006] a postal item transport path for transporting postal items one by one from a postal item start position to the inserting position until at least one of the transported postal item is inserted in the envelope; [0007] an exit for transporting the envelope with the at least one inserted postal item therein from the inserting position; [0008] a motor; [0009] at least one drive line between the motor and at least one of the paths for driving transport along that at least one of the paths; [0010] at least one coupling included in the at least one drive line; [0011] a coupling control mechanism connected for engaging a control member of the coupling; and [0012] an at least two-way selector transmission for driving the at least one drive line if the selector transmission is in a first operating condition and for driving the coupling control mechanism for operating the at least one coupling if the selector transmission is in a second operating condition. [0013] For achieving this object, the invention also provides a method for inserting postal items into envelopes using an inserter for inserting postal items into envelopes, including, for each envelope: [0014] transporting the envelope from an envelope start position to an inserting position; [0015] transporting at least one of the postal items from a postal item start position to the inserting position until the at least one postal item is inserted in the envelope; and [0016] transporting the envelope from the inserting position; [0017] wherein the transportation is driven by a motor via at least one coupling; [0018] wherein the coupling or at least one of the couplings is operated for controlling transportation driven by the motor; and [0019] wherein the operation of controlling the coupling is driven by the motor. [0020] Because the coupling for driving the transport paths via the coupling and the coupling control mechanism for operating the coupling control mechanism can be driven by the same motor, a particularly low cost design of the drive structure of the inserter can be achieved. [0021] Further features, effects and details of the invention appear from the detailed description and the drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Continue reading about Inserter and method for inserting postal items into envelopes... Full patent description for Inserter and method for inserting postal items into envelopes Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Inserter and method for inserting postal items into envelopes patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. Start now! - Receive info on patent apps like Inserter and method for inserting postal items into envelopes or other areas of interest. ### Previous Patent Application: Device for depositing individual printed products, supplied in succession, in shingle formation Next Patent Application: Image forming apparatus Industry Class: Sheet feeding or delivering ### FreshPatents.com Support Thank you for viewing the Inserter and method for inserting postal items into envelopes patent info. IP-related news and info Results in 0.19282 seconds Other interesting Feshpatents.com categories: Qualcomm , Schering-Plough , Schlumberger , Seagate , Siemens , Texas Instruments , 174 |
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