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    • 专利摘要:
    The invention relates to a method and a device for processing goods to a mail item (1), wherein the mail item (1) has at least one base (2), a plurality of associated inserts (3) of smaller size than the base (2) and an envelope (4) in which the pad (2) of each mail item and the accompanying inserts (3) are inserted. The method comprises the following steps: feeding a base (2) to a merge station (5) and placing the base (2) in a selected compartment (6) of the merge station (5), feeding shims (3) to the merge station (5 ) and placing these supplements (3) on the base (2) such that the inserts (3) are arranged both side by side and one above the other, inserting the base (2) with the accompanying inserts (3) in the envelope (4).
    公开号:CH708758B1
    申请号:CH01548/14
    申请日:2014-10-09
    公开日:2018-09-14
    发明作者:Kudrus Heiner
    申请人:Boewe Systec Gmbh；
    IPC主号:
    专利说明:

    Description: The invention relates to a method and a device for processing goods to a mail item.
    From the prior art it is known for automated collection of mail items, for example, consist of several sheets of different format and an envelope in which the sheets are inserted to convey the sheets of different format along transport paths and the To combine leaves in a merge station in the form of a stacked group of leaves and finally to insert them into an envelope. From EP 1 550 628 B1, for example, a method for processing sheets of different dimensions into a mail item and a device for assembling mail items is known, wherein at least two sheets of different dimensions are conveyed along a first or a second transport path and the so that the two sheets can be combined into a stacked group of sheets. The stacked group of sheets is then folded to a predetermined fold length, wherein during folding, at least one fold is produced in both sheets. The correspondingly gathered and folded sheets are finally inserted into an envelope to form the mailpiece.
    From the prior art it is also known to compose mail pieces comprising a document, for example. A printed cover letter, and a plurality of associated inserts and an envelope in which the document and the accompanying supplements are inserted. The plurality of supplements is, for example, supplied to the document in a collation web by initially placing the document in a selected compartment of the collation web and then laying the supplements associated with the document in a superimposed manner in this compartment of the collation web. The supplements and the document may have the same or different format. In this case, several supplements, which are in the form of a supplement stack, which is possibly held together by a band, can be supplied to an associated document. For this purpose, the supplement stack is placed on the document and the document with the supplement stack resting on it is inserted into an envelope in an inserter. Because the fill level of conventional envelopes, such as e.g. prefabricated envelopes, is limited to a maximum fill level, while the height of the supplement pile is limited because a set of inserts with a height that is greater than the maximum fill level of the envelope used, can not be inserted together with the associated document in the envelope. In addition, this known method proves because of the compilation of the supplement pile with a band as expensive and time-consuming in processing. In particular, an additional step is required for the banding of the stack.
    On the other hand, the known methods for compiling mailpieces, which include a document and a plurality of associated supplements, also prove to be disadvantageous if, for example, a plurality of documents to be sent with accompanying inserts to the same recipient. For this purpose, in the known methods, individual mailpieces are produced in successive steps by inserting a single document with the associated inserts in an envelope, the envelopes of the mailpieces often only partially, i. only a small part of the total filling volume to be filled. For the dispatch of a plurality of such mail items to the same recipient, however, a transport fee (postage) is to be paid for each mail item, and for each mail item, i. For each document with accompanying inserts, an envelope is needed.
    Proceeding from this, the present invention seeks to provide a method and an apparatus for processing goods to a mail item, with which the filling amount of the mail piece can be optimized in an envelope used for the mailpiece, thereby one hand, the number of for the collation of a plurality of mailpieces to the same recipient needed envelopes and also reduce the transport fee incurred for the transport of the plurality of mailpieces (postage).
    These objects are achieved by a method having the features of claim 1 and by a device having the features of claim 13.
    In the inventive method and the inventive device, an optimization of the filling amount of each mail item, each having at least one pad, a plurality of associated supplements with a smaller format or at least with a smaller area than the pad and an envelope, characterized in that the Pad first fed to a Zusammenführstation and there is placed in a selected compartment of the Zusammenführstation and the pad associated inserts are also supplied to the Zusammenführstation and placed there on the stored in the selected tray pad such that the supplements both side by side and one above the other on the pad are arranged.
    By juxtaposition and superimposition of the inserts, the volume of the envelope used for the compilation of the mailpiece is utilized in an optimal manner. In particular, by means of the measures according to the invention, several documents with associated inserts can also be inserted in one and the same envelope, whereby, on the one hand, the number of envelopes required for a compilation of a plurality of mailpieces for the same recipient and, on the other hand, that for the carriage of the mailpieces to be paid Postage can be minimized. By juxtaposing and superimposing the supplements, a largely even distribution of the goods (inserts, underlay) in the envelope takes place. As a result, the printability of the envelope is improved, for example, for the imprint of the address of the recipient of the mail or for a postage.
    As a particular expedient, it has been found that the inserts are stored in the form of juxtaposed supplements stacks or in the form of side dish scales with flaky superimposed side dishes on the associated pad. It is particularly expedient if the supplements stack or the shard shells in the transport direction of the Zusammenführstation are arranged side by side lying in the selected subject and on the substrate. According to the invention, for example, it is possible to first guide a first number of supplements to the merging station and to place these first number of supplements at a first position on the base in the form of a first stack for laying two or more side-by-side stacks of inserts on the associated base To deposit supplements with superimposed side dishes and then in a corresponding manner at least a second number of supplements and possibly other supplements to the Zusammenführstation to lead and 'this second number of supplements and possibly the other supplements in the form of a second set of supplements or other supplements stack with superimposed Lay supplements to a second position or other positions, which are arranged next to the first position, on the base. In this expedient embodiment of the invention then two or more supplements are stacked at different positions and side by side on the substrate.
    In a further, alternative embodiment of the invention, the first number of supplements can also be stored in the form of a first supplement scale with scaled superimposed side dishes on the documents and then a second number of supplements (and possibly other supplements) are fed to the Zusammenführstation , This second number of supplements is also placed in the form of a side dish scale (and possibly even further side dish scales) on the first side dish scale. In this embodiment of the invention, two or more shed sheds are then arranged one above the other on the base. In this embodiment of the invention, the inserts associated with the base lie next to each other as well as one above the other on the base. Appropriately, the format of the documents is best exploited in the formation of the shard shed, i. the extent of a side dish scale in the shed direction is, for example, adapted to the length or the width of the base. As a result, the maximum volume available for each mail item, which is essentially limited by the filling level of the envelope used for the mailpiece, can be optimally utilized and the filling level can be maximized for each individual mail item.
    The pad may be a printed document, in particular a cover letter to the recipient of the mail piece, wherein suitably the address of the recipient is contained in plain text or coded on the printed document. The printed document may also contain, in addition to the address of the addressee, also information on the inserts associated with the document, such as e.g. Information about the number of associated and attached supplements, as well as their content. The supplements may be, for example, mail items, each comprising an individualized letter document and a letter envelope in which the letter document is inserted. The letter document may, for example, be a letter to another recipient, which is forwarded by the recipient of the mail item to the recipient of the mailpiece. Trained as a printed document document, which is associated with the accompanying supplements, may then, for example, contain information about the individual recipients of the correspondence and possibly further information from the contents of the individual correspondence, so that the recipient of the mailing, for example, an overview of the Receives most of the supplements contained in his mailing (correspondence).
    However, the pad may also be an unprinted sheet of paper or paperboard. In this case, the pad only serves to stabilize the contents of the mail item when inserted into the envelope used for the respective mailpiece.
    In a further embodiment of the invention, it is also possible to assemble mailpieces which contain a plurality of documents with a plurality of respectively associated inserts. To assemble such mailpieces, for example, first of all a plurality of inserts, which form a first side group of inserts, are placed side by side and / or one above the other on a first base. A second base is then placed on this first set of shims, and finally a plurality of supplements, which then form a second set of shims and are associated with the second base, are deposited next to one another and one above the other on this second base. The second pad forms an intermediate layer between the first supplement group and the second supplement group. Again, the first and second pads may be a printed document containing, for example, details of the associated and attached supplements, such as the following: the number of supplements attached to the document and, if applicable, details of their content.
    In order to stabilize the contents of the mail item when inserted into the envelope used for the mail piece, it is expedient in this embodiment of the invention to place a cover sheet in the form of a sheet or a cardboard box on the uppermost group of inserts, the format of this sheet or cardboard box, which forms the top layer, suitably corresponds to the format of the pad used.
    The inventive device comprises a Zusammenführstation with at least one compartment, a first feeding device for feeding the pad to the Zusammenführstation and for storing the pad in a selected compartment of the Zusammenführstation, and a second feeding device for feeding the inserts to the Zusammenführstation and for storing the inserts into the selected compartment of the merging station, wherein the second feeding means or the merging station is arranged to receive the inserts which are in the selected one
    Tray stored pad are assigned, both side by side and on top of each other can arrange on the pad.
    The first feeder and the second feeder may be transport means with conveyor belts or rollers. The two feed devices are arranged relative to one another such that the ends of the transport paths of the two transport devices converge at the merging station. The merging station comprises for merging the goods at least one compartment, in which the goods coming from the feeders (ie the pad or the supplements) can be stored and brought together in this way. The merging station may also be a collation web which has a plurality of (movable) compartments. If the merging station is a gathering web with a plurality of compartments, a compartment of the merging station is selected for merging the underlay with the associated inserts and first the base and then the inserts are laid side by side and one above the other in the manner according to the invention. The use of a gathering web makes it possible to add further mailing inserts in addition to the subscriptions associated with the document, these mailing inserts being stored in individual stations of the gathering web which are arranged one after the other in the longitudinal direction of the gathering web and in the compartments of the gathering web located underneath driven belts or belts can be moved, are stored.
    These and other advantages of the invention will become apparent from the embodiments described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
    1 shows a perspective view (FIG. 1a) and a plan view (FIG. 1b) of a first exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention for processing goods into a mail item;
    2 shows a perspective view (FIG. 2 a) and a top view (FIG. 2 b) of a second exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention for processing goods into a mail item;
    FIG. 3 shows a detailed view of the device of FIG. 2 in the area of the feed devices and the merging station in a perspective view (FIG. 3 a) and a top view (FIG. 3 b) in a first embodiment and in a perspective view (FIG. 3 c) of FIG second embodiment variant;
    4 shows a perspective side view (FIG. 4a) and a plan view (FIG. 4b) of a further embodiment of a device according to the invention in the region of the feed devices and the merging station;
    5: Perspective representations of a further embodiment variant of a device according to the invention during different method steps when carrying out the method according to the invention with this embodiment variant of the device according to the invention;
    6 shows an illustration of different combinations of goods for forming a mail item which can be produced by the method according to the invention, FIG. 6a showing an arrangement of two side-by-side stacks arranged side by side on a base, FIG. 6b showing an arrangement of two side-by-side shingles superimposed on a base, FIG. Fig. 6c shows an arrangement of several side-by-side inserts placed one above the other, Fig. 6d shows an arrangement of several side-by-side sheds lying one above the other with intermediate layers arranged therebetween. Figs. 6e and 6f show an arrangement of several side-by-side stacks arranged side by side on a base Fig. 6g shows an arrangement of group-wise arranged on a base insert stacks with intermediately stored intermediate layers and Fig. 6h an array of groups wise and arranged on a pad side shed with intermediate stored intermediate layers shows;
    7 shows a perspective view of a third exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention (FIG. 7a) and a plan view of a fourth exemplary embodiment of a device according to the invention (FIG. 7b).
    In Fig. 1, a first embodiment of an inventive device for processing of goods to a mail piece is shown, wherein Fig. 1a illustrates the device in a perspective view and Fig. 1b, the device in a plan view. The device is used for the automated processing of different goods into mailpieces 1, each mailing comprising at least one pad 2, a plurality of associated inserts 3 of smaller format than the pad 2 and an envelope 4, in which the pad and the associated supplements of each mail item are inserted. The pad 2 may be, for example, a printed document, such as a printed document. to be a letter to a recipient, which contains either in plain text or encoded an address of the recipient of the mailpiece 1. However, the pad 2 can also be an unprinted sheet of paper or cardboard. In the embodiments described below, it is assumed that the base 2 is a printed document with individualized content (printed data that is individually adapted to the recipient of the mailpiece), which in particular at a predetermined position imprinting the address of the Receiver of the mailpiece 1 contains. The supplements 3 are printed products, such as printed matter. in the form of printed documents, leaflets, flyers, etc. The supplements 3 may also be finished correspondence containing an individualized letter document (printed cover letter to a recipient of the correspondence) and possibly accompanying letter supplements in the form of further printed matter and a letter envelope in which the letter document and any accompanying letter supplements are inserted. In the exemplary embodiment described below, it is assumed that the inserts are finished letter items which comprise at least one individualized letter document which is inserted in a closed envelope. The envelope or the letter document contain the address of the recipient of the letter document.
    The recipients of the letter documents may, for example, to various clients of a tax office or different clients of a bank act. The tax office or the bank can be sent a plurality of such letters with a plurality of mail items from a central consignor. The central consignor may, for example, be a settlement institution which prepares tax or payroll statements for the plurality of clients of the tax office, which are to be transmitted first to the tax office and then to the respective client as a mailpiece. The central billing institution may, for example, also be a credit card company, which first sends credit card statements for a large number of customers of a bank with the mail items to the bank and forwards the letters contained therein with the credit card statements contained therein by mail to their customers.
    The apparatus shown in Fig. 1 comprises a first feeder 8 in the form of a sheet feeder, the documents 2 are fed. The documents 2 are paper sheets or boxes with a predetermined format, for example. DIN-A4 (21.0 x 29.7 cm). The sheet feeder may include a printer with which the documents 2 can be printed in order, for example, to form a cover letter to the recipient of the mailpiece, the cover letter containing the address of the recipient of the mailpiece. The feed device 8 contains a transport device, for example in the form of conveyor belts or belts or in the form of transport rollers, which are set in motion by a drive in order to transport the documents 2 in a transport direction.
    At the first feeder 8 (sheet feeder) closes in the transport direction to a Zusammenführstation 5, which has at least one compartment 6. The Zusammenführstation 5 includes, for example, two or more parallel and spaced apart bands, which are guided over rollers and set by a drive in the transport direction in motion. At the top of the bands a plurality of over the belt surface projecting conveyor (lugs) are arranged in the longitudinal direction and at a distance. In the embodiment illustrated here in the drawing, four such belts are arranged transversely with conveying means (studs) arranged thereon, so that four such transport means are arranged at the same height at a distance next to one another transversely to the transport direction. In this way, a plurality of compartments 6 are formed in the Zusammenführstation 5, which are movable in driven belts. The merging station 5 is coupled to the first feed device 8 (sheet feeder) in such a way that the first feed device 8 can place a base 2 in a selected compartment 6 of the merging station 5.
    Above the Zusammenführstation 5, a second feeder 9 is arranged. This second feeding device 9 is used for feeding supplements 3 to the merging station 5. The second merging 9 comprises a supply of supplements 3 and a transport device, for example. In the form of driven conveyor belts, with which the supplements 3 first led to the Zusammenführstation 5 and then can be stored there in a selected tray 6. The supplements 3 are, for example, finished letter mail with a letter envelope in a predefined format (for example DIN-C6 (114 × 162 mm), DIN-C5 (162 × 229 mm) or DIN Lang (DL) (110 × 220 mm)), wherein the format of the inserts 3 is smaller than the format of the documents 2. At least the supplements 3 have a smaller area compared to the base 2.
    Both the first feeder 8 and the second feeder 9 and the Zusammenführstation 5 are coupled to a control device which tunes the movement of the two feeders 8, 9 and the Zusammenführstation 5 to each other so that a pad 2 associated inserts 3 in the selected compartment 6 of the Zusammenführstation 5 are stored, in which the respective pad 2 has been stored.
    At the Zusammenführstation 5 closes downstream of an inserter 10. In the inserter device 10, the contents of a mail item 1 coming from the merging station 5 are inserted into an envelope 4 and the envelope 4 is closed in the inserting device for producing the finished mail item 1. The finished mail items 1 leave the inserter 10 and are, for example, issued on a collecting table 11. The content of a mail item 1 corresponds to the goods stored in a compartment 6 of the merging station 5, consisting of at least one base 2 and the associated supplements 3. The enveloping device 10, these goods and the envelopes 4 are supplied, in which the goods to form a finished Be inserted mail item 1. The inserter removes the necessary envelopes 4 for this purpose from an envelope stock. The format of the envelopes is suitably adapted to the format of the documents 2 so that the documents 2 fit into a selected envelope 4. If, for example, an underlay in DIN A4 format is selected, the envelope 4 has, for example, a DIN-C4 or DIN-B4 format. The envelopes 4 may be finished and initially opened envelopes. Alternatively, the envelopes 4 may also be an envelope made of paper, which is placed in the inserter 10 around the goods of a mail item 1 and then sealed by gluing or gluing to form a closed envelope. However, the envelopes 4 are not cardboard packaging or film hoses which are wound and welded around the goods of a mail item, as is the case, for example, in the wrapping method of EP 1 502 854-A1. The inserter 10 may optionally also comprise a printer with which, for example, an address imprint or a postage indicium can be printed on the envelope 4 of the finished mail item 1.
    2, an extended embodiment of the apparatus of Fig. 1 is shown. In this extended embodiment, the device comprises, in addition to the first feed device 8 for feeding the underlay 2 and the second feed device 9 for feeding the inserts 3, a third feed device 12 in the form of an input channel which is arranged upstream of the merging station 5 and co-linear with its transport direction. The input channel 12 may comprise a plurality of functional units, e.g. a cutter for cutting sheets from a paper roll 13, a printer for printing the cut sheets, a merger for merging a plurality of sheets, and a folding unit for folding the sheets and, if necessary, a rotating means for turning the sheets, as required. The input channel 12 may be arranged to supply the documents 2 to the merging station 5. In this case, further inserts, which are assigned to the respective base 2, can then be supplied to the merging station 5 by the first feeder 8 (sheet feeder). However, the input channel 12 may also be designed so that it feeds other supplements, in which case the documents 2 are then again supplied as in the first embodiment of the first feed 8 of the Zusammenführstation 5.
    Unlike in the embodiment of Fig. 1, the first feeding device 8 is arranged transversely to the transport direction of the Zusammenführstation 5 in the embodiment of Fig. 2. At the merging station 5, a gathering path 7 closes downstream. This collation web 7 comprises a plurality of docking stations, with further mailing supplements 7a, 7b, 7c etc. being stored in each docking station. These further consignment inserts 7a, 7b, 7c can be stored in the gathering web 7 in the compartments 6 of the merging station 5, in which a base 2 with a plurality of accompanying inserts 3 is already located.
    2, the inserter 10 then adjoins the gathering path 7 in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 2, in which the content of a compartment 6 is inserted into an envelope 4 in order to form a finished mailpiece 1.
    In Fig. 7, two further embodiments of an inventive device are shown. In the embodiment of Fig. 7a, the device comprises two oppositely arranged feeders 9a and 9b for feeding supplements 3. The supplements 3 are transported by the feeders 9a and 9a to an intermediate merging station 5 and there in juxtaposes not shown here side by side and one above the other stored. In the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 7b, the device additionally comprises a further feed device 8 in the form of a sheet feeder for feeding documents 2 or intermediate layers Z, for example in the form of paper sheets or cardboard.
    In Fig. 3, the device of Fig. 2 is shown schematically in the region of the Zusammenführstation 5 in detail. The Zusammenführstation 5 has a plurality of driven belts 14, which are arranged parallel to and at a distance from each other and each have at its top upwardly projecting transport 15, 15 '(studs). By means of the driven belts 14, the compartments 6 are designed to be movable in the transport direction Ft. Laterally next to the merging station 5, the first feeding device 8 is arranged. This has a plurality of transport belts 16, which are guided by rollers 17 and driven by a drive, not shown. The driven transport belts 16 serve to supply documents 2 to the merging station 5 and to deposit the supplied documents 2 into a selected compartment 6 of the merging station 5. For this purpose, the documents 2 are carried out between adjacent transport belts 16.
    Above the Zusammenführstation 5, the second feeder 9 is arranged for feeding supplements 3. The second feed device 9 has two conveyor belt pairs 18,18 ', which are guided by rollers 19 and driven by a drive, not shown. The inserts are carried out between adjacent conveyor belts of the two conveyor belt pairs 18 and 18 '. Between the conveyor belt pairs 18 and 18 'a pivotable switch 20 is arranged. With the pivotable switch 20 the Einspendeort the second feeder 9 in relation to the transverse direction of the Zusammenführstation 5 (ie in the direction transverse to the transport direction R) can be selected between two positions. For exact positioning of the coming of the second feeder 9 supplements 3 in a selected compartment 6 of the Zusammenführstation 5, the second feeder 9 expediently still guide plates 21,21 ', each pair of conveyor belts 18 and 18' a guide plate 21 or 21 'assigned is and thus for each intended Einspendort such guide plates 21 and 21 'are provided. The number and the distance of the transversely juxtaposed conveyor (cleats) 15 and 15 'is suitably adapted to the format of the supplements 3 that the distance of adjacent in the transverse direction of funding (cleats) 15 and 15' is smaller than that Length or width of supplements 3, depending on whether the inserts are placed in the selected tray 6 in landscape or landscape format. This ensures a trouble-free transport of the stored supplements 3 in the compartments 6 and in particular prevents tilting of the supplements 3 during transport.
    The arrangement shown in Fig. 3a and 3b operates to carry out the inventive method as follows: First, the first feeder 8 performs a pad 2 to the Zusammenführstation 5 and places this pad 2 in a selected tray 6 of the Zusammenführstation. 5 from. Subsequently, the second feeder 9 successively leads several supplements 3 to the Zusammenführstation 5 and places these supplements 3 successively in the selected compartment 6 of the Zusammenführstation 5, wherein the supplements are assigned to the 3 there already stored pad 2. The second feeder 9 places the inserts 3 in the selected compartment 6 so that the inserts 3 are arranged both side by side and one above the other on the base 2. In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 3 a, the second feed device 9 initially deposits a first number of inserts 3 in the form of a first side-by-side stack S1 at a first position on the base 2. Upon reaching a certain stack height of the first set of inserts 1, the second feeder 9 changes its Einspendeposition to hang a second number of supplements 3 in the form of a second set of inserts S2 next to the first shim stack S1 on the base 2. After reaching a certain stack height of the second shuffle stack S2, the compartments 6 of the Zusammenführstation 5 are moved to another clock in the transport direction Ft and filling the subsequent tray 6 with a pad 2 and associated inserts 3 is then carried out in the subsequent cycle in a corresponding manner by repeating this Steps. As a result of these process steps lie in the compartments 6 of the Zusammenführstation 5 then each a pad 2 with associated supplements 3, wherein the associated supplements 3 in the form of side by side arranged supplements stacks S1, S2 are arranged on the base 2. The correspondingly filled compartments 6 are then further transported to the inserter 10 and in the inserter 10, the contents of a tray 6 is inserted into an envelope 4 to form a finished mailpiece 1, consisting of a pad 2, the associated supplements 3 in the form of two inserts stack S1 and S2, and the envelope 4.
    In Fig. 3c, a comparison with the embodiment of Fig. 3a and 3b modified variant is shown, are arranged in the three supplements stack S1, S2, S3 on a base 2 side by side. The inserts stack S1, S2, S3 are arranged side by side in the transverse direction to the transport direction Ft. As indicated in FIG. 3 c, a cover layer D in the form of a sheet or a cardboard is placed on the finished insert stacks S1, S2, S3, this cover layer D having the same format as the base 2. This cover layer D serves to stabilize the contents an item of mail 1 (contents of a selected compartment 6 after full filling) when inserting the contents of a mail item 1 in the inserter 10 into an envelope 4.
    In addition to the embodiment of Fig. 3c, it is possible to hang on the sheet of the top layer D even more supplements 3 in the form of side by side arranged inserts stacks S1, S2, S3. The layer placed between the inserts S1, S2, S3 then forms an intermediate layer Z. The inserts 3 of the inserts stack S1, S2, S3 deposited between the base 2 and an intermediate layer Z form an insert group a or b. If the supplements 3 of such a side table group a, b are assigned to different documents, then a printed document 2 'is placed on the first side group a as an intermediate layer Z and the printed document 2' serving as an intermediate layer Z becomes the document 2 'associated side dishes 3 as a supplement group b in the form of juxtaposed supplements stacked S1, S2, S3.
    4, a further embodiment of the inventive device is shown. In this embodiment, the transport direction of the second feed device 9 for feeding the supplements 3 is collinear to the transport direction Ft of the merging station 5. The transport direction of the first feed device 8, however, as in the embodiment of Fig. 3 transverse to the transport direction Ft of the Zusammenführstation 5. In this embodiment At first, a base 2 is again deposited in a selected compartment 6 of the merging station 5 by the first feeder 8, and subsequently the inserts 3 assigned to the base 2 are deposited on the base 2 by the second feeder 9. As in the embodiment of Fig. 3a also includes the second feed device 9 in the embodiment of Fig. 4a, a switchable switch 20, with which the Einspendort of the inserts 3 with respect to the compartments 6 of the Zusammenführstation 5 between a first position and a second position is changeable. As shown in FIG. 4 a, first of all a first number of supplements 3 is deposited at a first position on the base 2 to form a first supplement stack S1, and then the dispensing position of the second supply device 9 is adjusted by adjusting the switch 20 to the second position, so that the second feeder 9 now deposits the supplements 3 at a second position on the base 2 in order to form a second set of inserts S2 there.
    FIG. 5 shows a further embodiment of the device according to the invention in the region of the merging station 5 in detail. The construction of the merging station 5 and the first feeding device 8 corresponds to the embodiment of FIG. 3. The second feeding device 9, as in the embodiment of FIG. 3 again variable Einspendeorte on which the second feeder 9 inserts 3 in a selected tray. 6 the Zusammenführstation 5 can store. Unlike in the embodiment of Fig. 3, the adjustment of the Einspendorts in the embodiment of Fig. 5 is not realized by a movable switch, but by sliding rollers 22 through which the driven conveyor belts 18 are guided. FIGS. 5b and 5c show the second feed device 9 in two different positions of the displaceable rollers 22.
    In the embodiment of Fig. 5, the Einspendort the second feeder 9 in the transverse direction to the transport direction R is infinitely adjustable by the sliding rollers 22 are moved. Due to the stepless adjustment of the dispensing location, it is also possible to place the supplements 3 in a selected compartment 6 in a shingled form on the base 2. As a result, the supplements 3 assigned to a base 2 can be deposited in the form of shard sheds F1, F2 with shingled superimposed shims on the base 2 (as shown in FIG. 6b). By superposing two or more such shed flakes F1, F2, it is also possible to arrange the shims 3 both side by side and one above the other on the base 2.
    In Fig. 6 different variants for the placement of supplements 3 on an associated pad 2 are shown schematically, which can be generated with the inventive device. In Fig. 6a two shuffle stacks S1, S2 are arranged with stacked superimposed inserts on a base 2. The two supplement stacks S1, S2 are arranged at different positions and next to each other on the base 2. In Fig. 6b, the arrangement of supplements 3 in the form of side sheds F1, F2 is shown with each shingled superimposed supplements 3 on a base 2. It is also possible for more than two such supplement sheds, F1, F2, to be placed one above the other on the base 2. In the embodiment variant shown in FIG. 6c, the supplements 3 are arranged offset next to one another and in layers one above the other. Also in this arrangement, the supplements 3 are arranged both side by side and one above the other on the associated base 2.
    In the Fig. 6d-6f arrangements of supplements 3 are shown on a pad 2 with intermediate layers Z and cover layers D, wherein the intermediate layer Z and the cover layers D are formed by sheets or cardboard, which have the same format as the pad 2. The intermediate layers Z and / or the cover layers D serve to stabilize the goods of a mail item 1 when inserted into an envelope 4 in the inserter 10. The embodiment variant shown in Fig. 6d shows a pad 2, on a first side shed F1 each shingled superimposed supplements 3 and thereon a first intermediate layer Z has been stored. On the first intermediate layer Z then a second shard F2 has been placed again with shingled superimposed inserts 3 and thereon a second intermediate layer Z. Finally, on the second layer Z, a third supplement shed F3 was launched.
    The variant shown in Fig. 6f shows a pad 2, on which a first set of inserts S1 and a second set of inserts S2 are arranged side by side. A first intermediate layer Z and thereon two further side-by-side inserts S3 and S4 are located on the two side-by-side stacks S1 and S2, with the side-by-side stack S3 being arranged above the first side stacks S1 and the side stacks S4 above the second side stacks S2. On the two side-by-side stacks S3 and S4, another intermediate layer Z and, in turn, two adjacent side-by-side stacks S5 and S6 are deposited. On the two top supplements stack S5 and S6 is a cover layer D on.
    The variant shown in Fig. 6e shows a pad 2, on which a first set of inserts S1 and a second set of inserts S2 are arranged side by side, wherein the first set of inserts (substantially) is lower than the second set of inserts S2. On the two differently high side-by-side stacks S1 and S2 there is a first intermediate layer Z1, which bridges the two side-by-side stacks S1 and S2. On the first intermediate layer Z1, a third insert stack S3 is arranged above the first insert stack S1, specifically in such a way that it is at least substantially aligned with the first side stack S1. The height of the two stacked inserts stack S1 and S3 is at least approximately equal to the height of the second set of inserts S2. On the third insert stack S3 and the first intermediate layer Z1, a second intermediate layer Z2 is placed on it and in turn there are two side by side arranged and at least approximately the same height inserts stack S4 and S5. On the two top supplements stack S4 and S5 is a cover layer D on.
    The use of an intermediate layer Z may be expedient, in particular, if the height of two or more adjacent side-by-side stacks S1, S2, S3 is very different, as shown in the embodiment of FIG. 6e. The use of intermediate layers Z in the form of printed documents 2 'can also be used to subdivide sets of inserts a, b, c, which are assigned to different documents 2, 2', etc., for example different overview lists about the associated inserts.
    The embodiment shown in Fig. 6g shows a pad 2, on which a first set of inserts S1, a second set of inserts S2 and a third set of inserts S3 are arranged, wherein between the first and the second set of inserts a first intermediate layer Z1 and between the second and the third set of inserts a second intermediate layer Z2 is arranged. The intermediate layers Z1, Z2 separate the shuffle stacks S1, S2 and S3 from each other and thereby define shims groups a, b, c, which are formed by the shuffle stacks S1, S2 and S3, respectively.
    The embodiment shown in Fig. 6h also shows an arrangement of several side table groups a, b, c, which are each formed by shingled superimposed inserts 3. Each supplement group a, b, or c is thus formed by a side dish scale F1, F2 or F3. The lowest side scale F1 lies on a base 2.
    The invention is not limited to the drawings shown here and described embodiments. So it is e.g. it is possible not to make the dispensing location of the second feeder 9 changeable (as shown, for example, in the embodiments of FIGS. 3 to 5) for depositing the inserts 3 at different positions on an associated base 2, but instead the merging station 5 or its compartments 6 in FIG Transverse to the transport direction Ft mobile form. Thus, for example, each compartment 6 of the merging station 5 may be designed to be displaceable in the transverse direction to the transport direction Ft, in order to change the location of the second feeder 9 with respect to the (movable) compartment 6. By transversely movable compartments 6, the Einspendeort the second feeder 9 can be adjusted continuously with respect to a selected tray 6, so that also in this embodiment
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    Claims (14)
    [1]
    Form of the invention, the supplements 3 in the form of side dish shed on a located in the selected tray 6 pad 2 can be placed. In addition, not only individual supplements 3 can be successively stored in a selected compartment 6 of the Zusammenführstation 5 with the second feeder 9. It is also possible to deposit ready-made inserts S1, S2 there already on a base 2, the prefabricated shims S1, S2 then being placed side by side or one behind the other on the base 2. For reasons of stability, it is expedient for the prefabricated shuffle stacks S1, S2 to be held together by a band placed around the stacks. Furthermore, it is possible to arrange at the first feed device 8 and possibly also at the second feed device 9, a reading device with which the respectively supplied goods (pad 2 or supplements 3) can be read. This is expedient in particular if the documents 2 are printed documents which contain the address of the recipient of the mailpiece 1. In this case, the address of the receiver and optionally further data contained in the printed document can be read out and used for further processing with a reading device arranged at the first feed device 8. In particular, the data read out can be used for the assignment of the associated inserts 3 and the corresponding control of the two feed devices 8, 9 and the merging station 5 and a possibly existing gathering web 7. In this way, the integrity of the documents and a correct assignment of the accompanying inserts are guaranteed at all times. This is particularly important for personalized goods to be produced mail items 1 to avoid erroneous assignments of documents (documents 2 in printed and personalized form) to the accompanying supplements 3. claims
    Method for processing goods into a mail item (1), wherein the mail item (1) has at least one base (2), a plurality of associated inserts (3) of smaller format than the base (2) and an envelope (4) in which the underlay (2) of each mail item and the associated inserts (3) are inserted, comprising the following steps: - feeding a base (2) to a merging station (5) and placing the base (2) in a selected compartment (6) the merging station (5), - feeding of inserts (3) to the merging station (5) and depositing these supplements (3) on the base (2) such that the inserts (3) are arranged both side by side and one above the other , - Inserting the pad (2) with the accompanying inserts (3) in the envelope (4).
    [2]
    2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the inserts (3) in the form of juxtaposed supplements stacks (S1, S2) or in the form of side dish scales (F1, F2) with flaky superimposed inserts (3) are placed on the base (2) ,
    [3]
    3. The method according to claim 1, characterized by feeding a first number of supplements (3) to the Zusammenführstation (5) and depositing this number of supplements (3) on the pad (2) in the form of a first set of inserts (S1) with one above the other lying supplements (3) or a first supplement scale (F1) with scalloped superimposed side dishes (3) or a first side layer (L1) with adjacent side dishes (3), - feeding at least a second number of supplements (3) to the merging station ( 5) and depositing this second number of inserts (3) in the form of a second set of inserts (S2) with superposed inserts (3) or a second supplement scale (F2) with scalloped superimposed inserts (3) or a second side layer (L2) adjacent inserts (3), - wherein the second set of inserts (S2) adjacent to the first set of inserts (S1), the second set of scales (F2) to the first set of scales (F1) and / or d The second insert layer (L2) is placed on the first insert layer (L1).
    [4]
    4. The method according to claim 3, characterized by the feeding and depositing of further inserts (3) in the compartment (6) of the Zusammenführstation (5) wherein the other supplements (3) either in the form of another supplement stack (S3) with superimposed supplements (3) or another side dish scale (F3) with shingled side-by-side inserts (3) or another side layer (L2) with side-by-side inserts (2) adjacent to the first and second side shims (S1, S2) or to the second side shoestring (F2 ) or on the second insert layer (L2) is launched.
    [5]
    5. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein it is the document (2) to a printed document, in particular a cover letter, which contains in clear or coded an address of the recipient of the mail item (1).
    [6]
    6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein it is the base (2) is an unprinted sheet of paper or cardboard.
    [7]
    7. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the inserts (3) are letter mail, each comprising an individualized letter document and a letter envelope in which the letter document is inserted.
    [8]
    8. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the contents of a mail piece (1) consisting of the base (2) and the associated inserts (3), in a gathering path (7), which downstream to the Zusammenführstation ( 5), additional consignments (7a, 7b, 7c) are added.
    [9]
    9. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a plurality of side by side and / or one above the other on the substrate (2) deposited inserts (3) form a first side group (a) and that on the first side panel group (a) an intermediate layer (Z) or a cover layer (D) in the form of a sheet or a cardboard and possibly on the intermediate layer (Z) further side groups (b, c) from side by side and superposed inserts (3) is placed, wherein the sheet or cardboard each intermediate or top layer (Z, D) preferably has a format which corresponds to the format of the base (2).
    [10]
    10. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the selected tray (6) at least one printed document (2) is stored, which in particular information to the recipient of the mail piece and in particular in plain text or encoded an address of the recipient of the mail piece ( 1), wherein the printed document (2) may be the document (2) or a document separated therefrom.
    [11]
    A method according to claim 10, wherein the printed document (2) is the base (2).
    [12]
    12. The method according to claims 9 and 10, wherein the printed document (2) as an intermediate layer (Z) between two superimposed side-groups (a, b) or as a top layer (D) on the top side shed group (c) is stored.
    [13]
    13. Device for processing goods to a mail item (1), wherein the mail item (1) has at least one base (2), a plurality of associated inserts (3) of smaller format than the base (2) and an envelope (4) in which the underlay (2) of each mail item and the associated inserts (3) are inserted, and the apparatus comprises: - a merging station (5) with at least one compartment (6), - a first feed device (8) for feeding the Pad (2) to the merge station (5) and to place the pad (2) in a selected compartment (6) of the merge station (5), - a second feeder (9) for feeding shims (3) to the merge station (5 ) and for depositing these supplements (3) in the selected compartment (6) of the merging station (5), wherein the second feeding device (9) or the merging station (5) is adapted to both side by side the inserts (3) on top of each other on the Un and an inserting device (10) for inserting the base (2) with the associated inserts (3) in the envelope (4).
    [14]
    14. The device according to claim 13, characterized in that the second feeding device (9) is arranged so that they the supplements (3) in the form of side by side arranged inserts stacks (S1, S2) or in the form of side shed (F1, F2) imbricated superimposed supplements (3) on the base (2) deposits.
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