Methods and apparatus for simultaneous printing on front face and flap of an envelope
View Patent ↗A method includes feeding an envelope along an envelope transport path in a paper-handling machine to a flap-opening station. The method further includes opening the flap of the envelope at the flap-opening station and printing on the envelope with the flap in an open position. After printing, a collation is inserted into the envelope.
1. A method comprising:
feeding an envelope past a print engine with a flap of the envelope in an open position; and
printing information on the flap and on a front face of the envelope in a single pass of the envelope past the print engine.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the flap and the front face of the envelope both face upwards during said feeding and printing steps.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the print engine is a top-down print engine.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the print engine is laser print engine.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the print engine is an ink jet print engine.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the print engine is a thermal print engine.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the print engine is a color print engine.