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Patent No.:

US 12789547 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2026

Filed:

Jan. 20, 2023

Enclosing device, enclosing-and-sealing apparatus, and image forming system

Applicants:

Michitaka Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;

Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;

Yuusuke Shibasaki, Tokyo, JP;

Takahiro Matsuda, Kanagawa, JP;

Atsushi Shinoda, Kanagawa, JP;

Shingo Yoshizawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Takahiro Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;

Takuya Morinaga, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Michitaka Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;

Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;

Yuusuke Shibasaki, Tokyo, JP;

Takahiro Matsuda, Kanagawa, JP;

Atsushi Shinoda, Kanagawa, JP;

Shingo Yoshizawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Takahiro Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;

Takuya Morinaga, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.

Primary Examiner:

Michael Collins

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B43M 3/04 (2006.01); B43M 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B43M 3/045 (2013.01); B43M 5/042 (2013.01);
Abstract

An enclosing device that inserts an enclosure into an envelope includes an envelope conveyance passage, a first conveyor, a second conveyor, a conveyance guide, and a flap opener. The envelope is conveyed in the envelope conveyance passage. The first conveyor conveys the envelope in the envelope conveyance passage. The second conveyor is positioned downstream from the first conveyor in a conveyance direction of the envelope in the envelope conveyance passage. The conveyance guide is positioned between the first conveyor and the second conveyor in the envelope conveyance passage. The flap opener opens a flap of the envelope. At least one of a part of the conveyance guide or one end of the flap opener is positioned to straddle the envelope conveyance passage.

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