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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
May. 06, 2022
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Michitaka Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuusuke Shibasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Hidaka, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Kunieda, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Morinaga, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Matsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Shingo Yoshizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Asami, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyoshi Matsuo, Miyagi, JP;
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Michitaka Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuusuke Shibasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Hidaka, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Kunieda, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Morinaga, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Matsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Shingo Yoshizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Asami, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyoshi Matsuo, Miyagi, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An envelope processing apparatus for enclosing an enclosure in an envelope includes an envelope conveyance path, an enclosure supplier, an envelope supplier, a flap opener, and an envelope stacker. The envelope conveyance path extends in a substantially vertical direction to convey the envelope. The enclosure supplier supplies the enclosure to the envelope via the envelope conveyance path. The envelope supplier supplies the envelope to the envelope conveyance path, The flap opener opens a flap portion of the envelope between the envelope supplier and the envelope conveyance path. The envelope stacker stacks the envelope ejected from the envelope conveyance path.