发明名称 Reconfigurable mailing system having interchangeable mailpiece sealing and opening modules
摘要 A mailing machine is provided for processing mailpiece envelopes including a housing having a transport deck adapted to convey an envelope along a feed path and a receiving station. The mailing machine is reconfigurable to perform one of two mailpiece processing operations by alternately selecting or activating one of two mailpiece modules/assemblies. A first processing module/assembly is disposed along the feed path and is operative to moisten a glue line disposed along an envelope flap during the first mailpiece processing operation. The second processing module assembly is disposed along the feed path and is adapted to cut and open an edge of the envelope during the second mailpiece processing operation. Further, a mechanism for interchangeably receiving one of the first and second the processing modules/assemblies within the receiving station to perform the processing operations.
申请公布号 US7520109(B2) 申请公布日期 2009.04.21
申请号 US20070784744 申请日期 2007.04.09
申请人 PITNEY BOWES INC. 发明人 FITZSIMMONS THOMAS W.;KULPA WALTER J.;BOUGHTON RICHARD D.;RAPILLO RALPH A.
分类号 B43M5/04;B43M7/00 主分类号 B43M5/04
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