Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mailing machine transport system with integral scale for weighing mail pieces where the contact force on the take away rollers is reduced to eliminate oscillations of the weighing platform
- Patent Title (中): 具有用于称重邮件的集成刻度的邮件传送系统,其中取出辊上的接触力减小,以消除称重平台的振荡
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Application No.: US12640478Application Date: 2009-12-17
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Publication No.: US08148650B2Publication Date: 2012-04-03
- Inventor: Chiping Sye
- Applicant: Chiping Sye
- Applicant Address: US CT Stamford
- Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
- Current Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Stamford
- Agent Brian A. Lemm; Charles R. Malandra, Jr.; Steven J. Shapiro
- Main IPC: G01G19/40
- IPC: G01G19/40 ; G01G23/06 ; G01G23/12

Abstract:
A transport system that reduces the amount of oscillation of the weighing platform thereby weighing mail pieces faster. A take-away nip of the weighing module is formed by a pivot arm having a roller mounted thereon and a drive roller mounted in the weighing platform. The take-away nip feeds mail pieces from the weighing platform to the subsequent module of the mailing machine. The pivot arm has a biasing mechanism with a force that results in less impact force between the pivot arm roller and drive roller when the trailing edge of each mail piece passes through the take-away nip, resulting in less vibration of the weighing platform as mail pieces exit the weighing platform. The reduction in vibration results quicker settling of the weighing platform during weighing of subsequent mail piece, allowing for faster weighing of the mail pieces, which increases the throughput of the mailing machine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110147095A1 MAILING MACHINE TRANSPORT SYSTEM WITH INTEGRAL SCALE FOR WEIGHING MAIL PIECES Public/Granted day:2011-06-23
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