Patent ID: 11919325
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. An enclosing-sealing apparatus for enclosing an enclosure into an envelope conveyed to an enclosing position and sealing the envelope, the enclosing-sealing apparatus comprising:
a conveyance roller configured to convey the envelope to the enclosing position;
a flap opener configured to open a flap of the envelope while the envelope is conveyed to the enclosing position;
a first envelope detector disposed upstream from the flap opener in an envelope conveyance direction in which the envelope is conveyed, the first envelope detector configured to detect a leading end and a trailing end of the envelope in the envelope conveyance direction while the envelope is conveyed;
a second envelope detector disposed downstream from the flap opener in the envelope conveyance direction, the second envelope detector configured to detect the leading end and the trailing end of the envelope in the envelope conveyance direction in an open state in which the flap opens while the envelope is conveyed; and
a controller configured to control enclosing of the enclosure into the envelope,
the controller configured to determine the open state of the flap based on a first detection result sent from the first envelope detector and a second detection result sent from the second envelope detector,
the controller configured to perform troubleshooting for enclosing the enclosure into the envelope if the controller determines that the open state of the flap is faulty.