Pitney Bowes Inc.

Warner Electric Technology, Inc.

Daniel P Goslicki, Jr

Robert J Allen

Thomas M Lyga

James A Fairweather

George J Doutney

Ramon W Rosati

In a mail inserter having an envelope movement mechanism to move an envelope into an insertion station and a feeder to move a pack of insert material into an insertion position so that the insert material can be inserted into the envelope, a linear array of optical sensing elements is used to determine the position of one edge of the insert material and another linear array of optical sensing elements is used to determine the position of one edge of the receiving envelope in order to make sure that there is sufficient end clearance between the insert material and the receiving envelope. A stepper motor is used to adjust the envelope position, if the end clearance is outside a predetermined range.

Method and device for aligning a receiving envelope in a mail inserter

A removable adapter (24) for use with a motor control unit (14) having mass-termination connectors (28, 30, 32) is provided. The adapter (24) includes a circuit board (36) having a first side (62) and a second side (64) opposite the first side (62). The adapter (24) further includes terminal strip (38, 40, 42, 44), which may include screw terminals (64), disposed on the first side (62) of the circuit board (36) and mass-termination connectors (46, 48, 50) disposed on the second side (64) of the circuit board (36). The mass-termination connectors (46, 48, 50) of the adapter (24) are configured to directly, matingly engage the mass-termination connectors (28, 30, 32) of the control unit (14). Conduction paths (66) on the circuit board (36) extending between the terminal strips (38, 40, 42, 44) and the mass-termination connectors (46, 48, 50) allow individual wiring and control of signals input to and received from the control unit (14) through the mass-termination connectors (28, 30, 32) of the control unit (14). A mass-termination connector (52) may also be disposed on the first side (62) of the circuit board (36) to enable alternative use of individual wiring and mass-termination connection. Graphical overlays (56, 58, 60) may also be used.

Pluggable I/O breakout connector module

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Wethersfield, CT, United States of America

Daniel P Goslicki, Jr