Printing – Processes
Patent
1997-09-15
1998-10-13
Eickholt, Eugene H.
Printing
Processes
53411, 53416, 270 103, 270 3901, 270 3907, 270 5806, 36447808, 36447809, 3644781, 36447816, B41C 0000
Patent
active
058196668
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a printing and post-processing system and more particularly to an integrated on-line printing and inserting system used at the workplace and a method of controlling the same by the computer with program, and more particularly to a mailing system controled by computer software.
BACKGROUND ART
In the daily office works, the mail sheet is usually folded and then inserted into the envelope manually with unpleasant and time consuming task. To print a one-page letter, assemble and fold it, insert it into an envelop and close it, takes at least 30 seconds of working time. An extra enclosure takes even longer. Printing is far less time-consuming than the post-processing. Often, small inserter systems are not welcome as they are not flexible enough and from their image and noise, they are rather belong into the mail room. Big inserters require a lot of space and specially trained personnel. They only pay off with high mail throughputs. Often, one would like to send a mailing to the customers, but one would hesitate because of the effort to be taken.
So far, printers and inserters are separately on the market and, if at all, they are mostly used in different parts of the companies. Their purpose, however, is closely linked. An integration of these functions meets the demands of the users in a very useful way.
To solve various drawbacks and inconveniences, mail processors have been proposed. For instance, U.S. Pat. No. 5,301,935 discloses an apparatus for inserting a sheet into an envelope and sealing the latter with a reverse roller disposed in an envelope-feed path connected to a hopper for stacking envelopes and a means for inserting the sheet into the envelope where the reverse roller operates to turn over the envelope-feed path for simplifying conveyance of the envelope with reduction of size of the apparatus, notwithstanding the apparatus is not controlled by any computer program for selectively operating the apparatus for example to print or not print the sheet, to insert or not insert the sheet into the envelope and to enclose or not enclose the enclosure and for processing various accidents or jams nor provided with any means for supplying enclosures under control of the computer with program.
It is, therefore, an object of the invention to provide a novel printing and post-processing system operable and controllable by the computer with software program.
It is another object of the invention to provide a novel printing and post-processing system selectively operable by the computer program to print or not print sheet, to insert or not insert the sheet into an envelope and to enclose or not enclose the enclosure.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a novel printing and post-processing system which performs several different operations under the control of the computer with software programs by only inputting commands or parameters to the system, i.e. from simple printing for internal documentation, listings and copies, up to manually signed, personal mailings with inserted enclosures.
It is yet a further object of the invention to provide a novel printing and post-processing system operable with ease and without any special education or training even at very low noise.
It is a still further object of the invention to provide a novel method of controlling a printing and post-processing automatically operable under the control of the computer with software programs without any help by the user.
Finally, it is an object of the present invention to provide a novel mailing system controlled by computer software.
The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following descriptions. In accordance with the invention, there is provided a printing and post-processing which performs selectively several operations under the control of the computer with software programs by previously inputting commands and parameters to the system.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
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Ishikawa Yuji
Schmitz Heinz
Eickholt Eugene H.
Prinserter Corporation
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