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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christophe Bezelga, Sceaux, FR;
Michel Joson, Fontenay Tresigny, FR;
Fr{acute over (e)}d{acute over (e)}ric Trescazes, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Neopost Industrie, Bagneux, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/00 ; B65H 7/02 ; B65H 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/00 ; B65H 7/02 ; B65H 2/900 ;
Abstract
A feed device for feeding a document folding and/or inserting machine with envelopes delivered by a general-purpose printer, said feed device comprising detection means for detecting the position of the envelope at the outlet of the printer and reorientation means for reorienting the envelope as a function of its position as determined by said detection means so as to enable documents to be inserted into the envelope. The detection means advantageously comprise a detector for detecting an edge of the envelope, and the reorientation means advantageously comprise a turntable.