Method and apparatus for processing received postal items
First Claim
1. An apparatus for processing received postal items, comprising:
- a registration assembly for recording an image from an envelope, andan inverting structure for inverting a front wall or a rear wall of an envelope at least weakened along at least all but one of the folding edges between the front wall and the rear wall, relative to the rear wall or the front wall, respectively, of that envelope,wherein the inverting structure and the registration assembly are configured for performing the recording of an image of at least one of the walls of an envelope after the wall of that envelope has been inverted and the envelope has been brought into a position opposite the registration assembly.
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Abstract
In processing received postal items, of opened envelopes an image of an envelope (4) is recorded by means of a registration assembly (67, 71, 74). The registration assembly (67, 71, 74) is so configured relative to an inverting structure for inverting a front wall or a rear wall (42) of an envelope (4), that the recording of an image of one of the walls of an envelope (4) is carried out each time after the inversion of that wall (42). As a result, images of the front wall and the rear wall of the envelope can be recorded from the same side, independently of the orientation in which the envelope has been supplied. Moreover, images of the front wall and the rear wall can always be recorded from the same side.
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12 Claims
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1. An apparatus for processing received postal items, comprising:
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a registration assembly for recording an image from an envelope, and an inverting structure for inverting a front wall or a rear wall of an envelope at least weakened along at least all but one of the folding edges between the front wall and the rear wall, relative to the rear wall or the front wall, respectively, of that envelope, wherein the inverting structure and the registration assembly are configured for performing the recording of an image of at least one of the walls of an envelope after the wall of that envelope has been inverted and the envelope has been brought into a position opposite the registration assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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- 7. A method for processing received postal items of which envelopes have at least been weakened along at least all but one of the folding edges between a front wall and a rear wall, comprising the steps of recording an image of the envelope, and inverting a front wall or a rear wall of each envelope relative to the rear wall or the front wall, respectively, of that envelope, wherein the recording of the image of each envelope occurs after the inversion of the front wall or the rear wall of the respective envelope.
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