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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2010
Christiaan Antoon Munneke, Drachten, NL;
Christiaan Antoon Munneke, Drachten, NL;
Neopost Technologies, Bagneux, FR;
Abstract
An inserting apparatus for inserting documents into envelopes comprising an envelope holder for holding an envelope in a document inserting position, wherein a first upstream end of the envelope is in an open position for receiving the document, a document displacement arrangement for displacing the document along a document inserting path into the envelope, wherein the apparatus further comprises a document steering arrangement arranged opposite to an envelope crease line provided between an envelope flap and an envelope body. The arrangement comprises steering elements spaced apart along a central axis that in use is substantially aligned with the envelope crease line. The steering elements are interconnected such that in use the respective steering elements are rotatable about the central axis in a similar direction with a similar speed during a similar time interval.