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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2007
Aaron D. Smith, Beacon Falls, CT (US);
Robert J. Allen, Shelton, CT (US);
James A. Fairweather, Milford, CT (US);
Neil F. Baldino, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Thomas M. Lyga, Southbury, CT (US);
Aaron D. Smith, Beacon Falls, CT (US);
Robert J. Allen, Shelton, CT (US);
James A. Fairweather, Milford, CT (US);
Neil F. Baldino, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Thomas M. Lyga, Southbury, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A print interface system including a printer integrated in combination with a sheet handling system such as a mailpiece inserter. The print interface system facilitates the handling of sheet material in various operating modes, including conventional printing, duplex printing, and mailpiece creation modes. The system includes a printer having multiple feed paths for printing on opposing face surfaces of a sheet material. One of the feed paths directs sheet material to a staging tray and another feed path directs sheet material to a downstream module of the sheet handling system. The system further includes a positionable diverter for directing sheet material to one of the feed paths and a sheet sensor for determining when a sheet of material has been directed along the feed path leading to the output tray. A controller is operative to alternately reposition the diverter from one of two positions. A first position directs sheet material to the staging tray following a first print operation, and a second position directs sheet material to the downstream module of the sheet handling system. The controller, furthermore, repositions the diverter following a threshold period of time from receipt of the staging signal issued by the sheet sensor.