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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2005
Eric W. Bader, Doylestown, PA (US);
Peter J. Braschoss, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Gary L. Davenport, Sellersville, PA (US);
Robert S. James, Whitehall, PA (US);
Darrell E. Pav, Orefield, PA (US);
Harry C. Noll, Jr., Whitehall, PA (US);
Randy R. Seidel, Allentown, PA (US);
Douglas B. Walter, Nazareth, PA (US);
Barry D. Yekel, Allentown, PA (US);
Daniel Langengger, Brittnau, CH;
Eric W. Bader, Doylestown, PA (US);
Peter J. Braschoss, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Gary L. Davenport, Sellersville, PA (US);
Robert S. James, Whitehall, PA (US);
Darrell E. Pav, Orefield, PA (US);
Harry C. Noll, Jr., Whitehall, PA (US);
Randy R. Seidel, Allentown, PA (US);
Douglas B. Walter, Nazareth, PA (US);
Barry D. Yekel, Allentown, PA (US);
Daniel Langengger, Brittnau, CH;
Muller Martini Mailroom Systems, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention discloses an improved insert machine for inserting flat material into an open pocket and, more particularly, to a straight line insert machine employed for printed matter such as newspapers. The machine includes an all-electronic control system for controlling machine functions. The control system includes at least one central control computer running under software control and a plurality of network controllers, all coupled together via a controller area network (CAN) bus. Electronic control messages for controlling machine elements are sent among the computers and controllers using a novel message protocol to enable both broadcast messages and individual messages to be employed.