(19)
(11) EP 1 473 173 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.08.2009 Bulletin 2009/32

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/45

(21) Application number: 04010278.2

(22) Date of filing: 30.04.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B43M 3/04(2006.01)
B43M 3/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL HR LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 30.04.2003 IT BO20030253

(71) Applicant: C.M.C. S.p.A.
06011 Cerbara-Citta' di Castello (Perugia) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Ponti, Giuseppe
    06011 Cerbara-Citta Di Castello/Perugia/ (IT)

(74) Representative: Dall'Olio, Giancarlo 
Invention S.r.l. Via delle Armi 1
40137 Bologna
40137 Bologna (IT)

   


(54) Envelope filling machine


(57) The envelope filling machine for introducing sheets (2) into envelopes (3) includes distributing devices (4) for feeding the sheets (2) to a sliding surface (5), transferring means (11), operated along the sliding surface (5) to transfer the sheets (2) toward a envelope filling station (10) and feeding means (30), aimed at supplying individual envelopes (3) to be sent to the envelope filling station (10) by guiding means (14), with the aperture turned upward and facing the direction from which the sheets (2) arrive. The envelope filling station (10) includes an elevator group (20), equipped with distributing means (21), situated at the side opposite to the one where the sheets (2) arrive, for engaging the envelopes (3) to raise a series of envelopes (3), arranged one over another and bring each envelope (3) from a lower entrance position in the envelope filling station (10) to a higher position, substantially at the same level as the sliding surface (5), to be ready for the introduction of the sheets (2).







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