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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2008
Stephane Ambroise, Tain l'Hermitage, FR;
Stephane Samain, Chabeuil, FR;
Pierre Chorier-pichon, Romans, FR;
Stephane Ambroise, Tain l'Hermitage, FR;
Stephane Samain, Chabeuil, FR;
Pierre Chorier-Pichon, Romans, FR;
Solystic, Gentilly Cedex, FR;
Abstract
A mailpiece unstacker device comprises a feed magazine for moving the mailpieces in a stack and on edge in a certain direction towards an unstacker head. It is provided with materials sensors for delivering signals indicating that a current mailpiece has a cover made of a plastics material and/or includes a metal material. A control unit forces the feed magazine and the unstacker head to operate as a function of the signals generated by the sensors so that the mailpieces are presented facing the unstacker head in positions that are inclined backwards to various extents.