CA1078667A - Meter setting mechanism - Google Patents
Meter setting mechanismInfo
- Publication number
- CA1078667A CA1078667A CA279,402A CA279402A CA1078667A CA 1078667 A CA1078667 A CA 1078667A CA 279402 A CA279402 A CA 279402A CA 1078667 A CA1078667 A CA 1078667A
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- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- yoke
- laterally
- independently
- gear
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
- G07B2017/00516—Details of printing apparatus
- G07B2017/00524—Printheads
- G07B2017/00548—Mechanical printhead
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US05/698,261 US4050374A (en) | 1976-06-21 | 1976-06-21 | Meter setting mechanism |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1078667A true CA1078667A (en) | 1980-06-03 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA279,402A Expired CA1078667A (en) | 1976-06-21 | 1977-05-30 | Meter setting mechanism |
Country Status (5)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US4050374A (show.php) |
| CA (1) | CA1078667A (show.php) |
| DE (1) | DE2727069C2 (show.php) |
| FR (1) | FR2355659A1 (show.php) |
| GB (1) | GB1559633A (show.php) |
Families Citing this family (48)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4182240A (en) * | 1976-08-27 | 1980-01-08 | Shinshu Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha | Printer control assembly |
| GB2040816B (en) * | 1979-02-05 | 1983-01-26 | Vickers Ltd | Value setting mechanism particularly for franking machines |
| DE2932425C2 (de) * | 1979-08-07 | 1986-01-02 | Francotyp - Postalia GmbH, 1000 Berlin | Vorrichtung zum Sperren und Ausrichten von druckenden Ziffernrollen und der Schalttrommel |
| US4280180A (en) * | 1979-10-30 | 1981-07-21 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Electronic postage meter having field resettable control values |
| US4301507A (en) * | 1979-10-30 | 1981-11-17 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Electronic postage meter having plural computing systems |
| US4302821A (en) * | 1979-10-30 | 1981-11-24 | Pitney-Bowes, Inc. | Interposer control for electronic postage meter |
| US4287825A (en) * | 1979-10-30 | 1981-09-08 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Printing control system |
| GB2063160B (en) * | 1979-10-30 | 1984-01-11 | Pitney Bowes Inc | Electronic postage meter |
| US4266222A (en) * | 1979-10-30 | 1981-05-05 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Electronic postage meter having reset base warning |
| US4259902A (en) * | 1979-10-30 | 1981-04-07 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Electronic postage meter with power failure accounting protection system |
| US4258580A (en) * | 1979-10-30 | 1981-03-31 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Gear assembly for driving a rack |
| US4422148A (en) * | 1979-10-30 | 1983-12-20 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Electronic postage meter having plural computing systems |
| US4525785A (en) * | 1979-10-30 | 1985-06-25 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Electronic postage meter having plural computing system |
| US4283721A (en) * | 1979-10-30 | 1981-08-11 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Electronic postage meter having check date warning |
| US4498187A (en) * | 1979-10-30 | 1985-02-05 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Electronic postage meter having plural computing systems |
| US4321867A (en) * | 1981-01-14 | 1982-03-30 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Electro-mechanical latch apparatus |
| US4345521A (en) * | 1981-01-14 | 1982-08-24 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Inhibiting means for postage register parcel identification system |
| US4347506A (en) * | 1981-02-24 | 1982-08-31 | Pitney Bowes, Inc. | Electronic postage meter having check date warning with control for overriding the check date warning |
| DE3111949C2 (de) * | 1981-03-23 | 1985-06-20 | Francotyp - Postalia GmbH, 1000 Berlin | Einstellvorrichtung für Frankier- und Wertstempelmaschinen |
| US4367676A (en) * | 1981-05-22 | 1983-01-11 | Pitney Bowes, Inc. | Postage meter value selecting system |
| FR2523901A1 (fr) * | 1982-03-25 | 1983-09-30 | Aerospatiale | Machine de compostage automatisee et unite de compostage pour une telle machine |
| US4421023A (en) * | 1982-05-20 | 1983-12-20 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Printer control systems for electronic postage meter |
| CH663848A5 (de) * | 1982-10-04 | 1988-01-15 | Frama Ag | Einstelleinrichtung fuer typenraeder. |
| CA1214275A (en) * | 1982-12-08 | 1986-11-18 | Alton B. Eckert | Initializing the print wheels in an electronic postage meter |
| US4858174A (en) * | 1983-01-03 | 1989-08-15 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Electronic postage meter control system employing a membrane switch mechanism |
| US4658722A (en) * | 1984-10-04 | 1987-04-21 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Postal meter base drive system |
| US4601240A (en) * | 1984-10-04 | 1986-07-22 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Print drum security system |
| US4702164A (en) * | 1984-10-04 | 1987-10-27 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Value selector security system |
| US4608923A (en) * | 1984-10-04 | 1986-09-02 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Postal meter value selector sequencing system |
| US4649814A (en) * | 1984-10-04 | 1987-03-17 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Rotary value selector device |
| US4580493A (en) * | 1984-10-04 | 1986-04-08 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Helical nut-pinion-rack gear system |
| FR2572827B1 (fr) * | 1984-11-05 | 1986-12-26 | Etude Const App Precision | Dispositif de positionnement angulaire automatique d'une pluralite d'organes rotatifs indexables de machine, et machine, notamment machine d'affranchissement postal comportant un tel dispositif |
| US4549281A (en) * | 1985-02-21 | 1985-10-22 | Pitney Bowes, Inc. | Electronic postage meter having keyboard entered combination for recharging |
| US4644142A (en) * | 1985-11-06 | 1987-02-17 | F.M.E. Corporation | Modular universal postage meter |
| US4658123A (en) * | 1985-11-06 | 1987-04-14 | F.M.E. Corporation | Postage meter shaft assembly |
| US4658122A (en) * | 1985-11-06 | 1987-04-14 | F.M.E. Corporation | Postage meter stepper motor module |
| US4956782A (en) * | 1986-09-19 | 1990-09-11 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Mailing system for mixed weight mail |
| US4753432A (en) * | 1986-09-19 | 1988-06-28 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Feeder module |
| US4742878A (en) * | 1986-09-19 | 1988-05-10 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Weighing module |
| US4809186A (en) * | 1986-09-19 | 1989-02-28 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Postage meter for metering mixed weight mail |
| US4787048A (en) * | 1986-09-19 | 1988-11-22 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Postal weighing apparatus and method |
| US4933616A (en) * | 1987-08-19 | 1990-06-12 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Drive control system for imprinting apparatus |
| US5340965A (en) * | 1989-04-05 | 1994-08-23 | Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems, Inc. | Mechanical postage meter resetting device and method |
| GB2248041B (en) * | 1990-09-21 | 1994-10-05 | Pitney Bowes Plc | A postage meter |
| US5372065A (en) * | 1993-07-02 | 1994-12-13 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Value selection mechanism including means for weakening a drive gear to permit distortion thereof |
| US5295433A (en) * | 1993-07-02 | 1994-03-22 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Value selection mechanism including means for weakening a shaft thereof |
| US5493967A (en) * | 1994-09-16 | 1996-02-27 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Value selection and printing apparatus including a security device |
| US5445074A (en) * | 1994-11-02 | 1995-08-29 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Value selection and printing apparatus including a security device |
Family Cites Families (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB1204464A (en) * | 1969-03-27 | 1970-09-09 | Ncr Co | Improvements in or relating to data recording systems |
| US3682378A (en) * | 1970-11-23 | 1972-08-08 | Pitney Bowes Inc | Value dispensing mechanisms |
| US3823666A (en) * | 1970-11-23 | 1974-07-16 | Pitney Bowes Inc | Value dispensing mechanisms |
| JPS5020729Y2 (show.php) * | 1971-10-09 | 1975-06-23 | ||
| US3848798A (en) * | 1973-08-03 | 1974-11-19 | Pitney Bowes Inc | Credit system for postage meters |
| US3965815A (en) * | 1974-09-16 | 1976-06-29 | Pitney-Bowes, Inc. | Setting mechanism for a postage printing device |
| US3977320A (en) * | 1975-03-18 | 1976-08-31 | Pitney-Bowes, Inc. | Electrically controlled postage meter |
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1976
- 1976-06-21 US US05/698,261 patent/US4050374A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1977
- 1977-05-30 CA CA279,402A patent/CA1078667A/en not_active Expired
- 1977-06-13 GB GB24587/77A patent/GB1559633A/en not_active Expired
- 1977-06-15 DE DE2727069A patent/DE2727069C2/de not_active Expired
- 1977-06-21 FR FR7718993A patent/FR2355659A1/fr active Granted
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| FR2355659B1 (show.php) | 1984-11-30 |
| DE2727069C2 (de) | 1986-12-04 |
| US4050374A (en) | 1977-09-27 |
| DE2727069A1 (de) | 1978-01-05 |
| FR2355659A1 (fr) | 1978-01-20 |
| GB1559633A (en) | 1980-01-23 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| MKEX | Expiry |