Method of processing mailpieces at high speed

• Main Authors: DIGIULIO, PETER C, BERGMAN, NORMAN J, DOLAN, DONALD T, SILVERBERG, MORTON
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 14.09.1994
• Edition: 5
• Subjects: ADDRESSING MACHINES OR LIKE SERIES-PRINTING MACHINES; APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR MANIFOLDING, DUPLICATING, OR PRINTINGFOR OFFICE OR OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSES; BUREAU ACCESSORIES; BUREAU ACCESSORIES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CHECKING-DEVICES; CONVEYING; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS,CABLES; LINING MACHINES; MEASURING; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; POSTAL SORTING; PRINTING; SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTEDPIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING; STAMPS; STORING; TESTING; TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS; WEIGHING; WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS

A method of processing mail pieces at high speed uses upstream and downstream processing stations. A mail piece is presented to an upstream processing station for processing. While the mail piece is at the upstream processing station, processing means is activated at the downstream processing station. After completion of processing of the mail piece at the upstream station, the mail piece is advanced to the downstream station while the processing means therein remain activated to thereby reduce the processing time at the downstream station. Moreover, the speed of advance to the downstream station is adjusted in accordance with the size or thickness of the mail piece.