DE1206468B - Device for printing a code - Google Patents

Description

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

GERMAN

PATENT OFFICE

EDITORIAL

Int. CL:

H 041

German class: 21 al-17

Number: 1206 468

File number: St 23010 VIII a / 21 al

Filing date: November 30, 1964

Opening day: December 9, 1965

The invention relates to a device for printing a code, which has several printing stamps, which are normally in a rest position, a code setting device and has a device that is used to one or more pressure stamps according to a by The code set by the code setting device is first set to a setting position and then to a To bring the printing position for printing on a material in the printing position ".

Such a printing device is already known from British patent specification 866,284. object the invention is to improve such a device.

The printing device according to the invention is characterized in that the printing stamp on a reversing device are attached, which consists of a guide for this pressure stamp and is arranged between the code setting device and the printing position so that the in the Code setting device transferred code set to several printing stamps, one of which some are in the working position according to the code if the reversing device is with the code setting device is engaged. The printing stamps set in this way are stored in the Working position held by a holding device during the following movement of the reversing device is actuated in the printing position and thereby the set pressure stamp in the Brings pressure state.

The invention is described in detail with the aid of the drawings. In the drawings are

F i g. 1 to 5 cross-sections of a single-line printing device according to the invention in five consecutive ones Positions;

F i g. 6 is a perspective view of a five-line printing device according to the invention;

F i g. FIG. 7 is a perspective illustration on a larger scale of parts of the device according to FIG Fig. 6.

The F i g. 1 to 5 relate to a single line printer having a code setting device and a reversing device interposed between the code setting device and the printing position are arranged. This printer can put fluorescent marks on a letter print, which are arranged in a single line and are used for automatic sorting.

The code setting device consists of a plurality of code setting mechanisms 1 that are parallel to each other arranged and by not shown device for printing a code

Applicant:

Standard Elektrik Lorenz Aktiengesellschaft,

Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 42

Named as inventor:

Lucien Hendrik Muyshondt, Kapellen (Belgium)

Claimed priority:

Netherlands of December 3, 1963 (301 304) - -

Means are attached to the frame 2. Each of these code setting mechanisms includes a U-shaped one Bracket 3 with which an electric pull magnet 4 is attached to the nut S. The pull rod of the Electromagnet is denoted by 6. The lever arm 7 is with the help of a screw 8 with the U-shaped Bracket 3 connected, and a spring 9 is located

as is between the bracket and the lever arm 7. The The free end of the lever arm 7 is located in the slot 10 of the code setting rod 11. This rod 11 is slidably mounted in holes in the parallel legs of the U-shaped bracket 3 and carries on its upper end a toothing 12. A spring 13 surrounds the code setting rod 11 and lies between its edge part and the U-shaped bracket 3. This spring 13 holds the lower edge of the slot 10 of the code setting rod in contact with the lower part of the lever arm 7.

The reversing device includes a frame 14 attached to two axles 15 and 16 at the ends of the lever arm 17 and 18 is mounted. The arm 17 can swing about the axis 19, and its other End is coupled to a conventional reversing mechanism, not shown. The other The end of the lever arm 18 swings about the axis 20. Several pressure stamps are parallel to one another arranged in the frame 14, and each ram is connected to a code setting mechanism 1. Each pressure stamp also contains a pressure rod 21 which is inserted into a slot 22 in the frame 14 slides, and a storage rod 23 which slides into a slot 24 of the frame. The slots 22 and 24 run parallel to each other. The push rod 21 and the storage rod 23 of each plunger are in front of the code setting bar 11 des

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The associated code setting mechanism 1 and vertical pull magnets 4 are not actuated, and each lever is attached to the right. arm 7 is connected to the pull rod 9 by a spring 9

The push rod 21 is provided and held at its pressure end with and against the action of the spring 13 in contact with a blade-like pressure part 25. As a result, one end of each is located at the other end with an incision 26, that of the adjusting rod 11 practically under the toothing 26 toothing 12 at the end of the code adjusting rod of the associated push rod 21.
11 of the associated adjustment mechanism 1 corresponds to The printing device works as follows: When speaks. At the other end of the push rod 21 sawn _e j _n pull-type electromagnet 4 is energized, its Zugfindet also pushes a downwardly out kicking rod upward, therefore the lever arm swings 7 projection 27 and an upward out kicking io _U m the axis 8 against the Effect of the spring 9 projection 28. The storage _rod 23 is at its nac h above. The adjusting rod 11 displaces one end with a protruding downward also provided under the action of the spring 13 after projection 30. The upper surface of the fore, which holds the lower edge of the slot 10 of the jump 29, has a first inclined part, an adjustment rod 11 in contact with the lower part parallel to the slot 24 and a part 15 of the lever arm 7. Thus, if there are several units running perpendicular to its longitudinal axis. actuating rods 11 are in their working state be-The storage rod 23 is also, predominantly in, the reversing mechanism is actuated, since its middle part, with an upward direction, thereby the frame 14 initially provided from its rested projection 31, which with the front - Position to the code setting device, then connected to the jump 32, _{which forms part of the frame 14 by means of the spring 33 20} pressure block 46 and finally back to the outside. The projection is brought into position. Through the first loading 31 of the storage rod 23 is moved by the spring 35, all push rods 21 are shifted to the left of the downwardly directed projection 34 (FIG. 2), so that the projections 28 are connected to the push rod 21. the plate 45 are no longer in contact. Every

The frame 14 forms at its lower part 25 push rod 21, which becomes a non-actuated with a protrusion 36 a whole around which the code setting mechanism belongs comes with her Plate 27 swings, which via the spring 38 does not come into contact with the adjusting rod, but each comes Frame 14 is connected and at its free end push rod 21, which leads to an actuated Kodeeinen inclined part 39 has. The adjustment mechanism belongs, with its actuated Plate 37 has a width equal to that of the adjusting rod 11 in contact. It's just supposed to continue Frame 13 is. At which the code setting device this push rod can be viewed. The teeth Device near end is the frame 14 at its 26 of the push rod 21 meshes with the incision upper part with an inclined part 40 12 of the associated adjusting rod 11, as shown in FIG. 2 provided, which shows an oblique and a horizontal one. The associated electromagnet 11 can be ab-surface owns. 35 are switched because the adjusting rod 11 does not follow

The carrier 41 is moved fixedly down with the frame 2, i. H. not in their rest position

bound. Its flat part is traced back to the upper surfaces until the associated pressure

of the aligned code setting mechanism in rod 21 because of the - special shape of the

fixed in such a way that the code setting rod cuts 12 and 26 exerts a pressure. If the

11 of each of these mechanisms moves a little over 40 frames 14 then continues to move to the left,

this flat portion collects and virtually tensioned under the _w i _r d the spring 33, because the storage rod

Toothings 26 of the associated push rod 21 is located. 23 together with the associated push rod 21

The plate 42 has the same width as the frame has been locked. During this movement

men 41 and is mounted in the axis 43, which slides on the free end 39 of the pivoted

the triangular part of the carrier 41 is attached. 45 plate 37 on the oblique and the horizontal

The plate 42 also carries a cylindrical roller 44 part of the projection 29 of the storage rod 23 and

and forming a downwardly directed plate _w i _r d suddenly under the action of the spring

45 a whole. 38 behind the vertical part of this projection 29, the parallel-aligned pressure bars 21 comparable _na ch moves above. At this point the

run perpendicular to the printing block 46, on whose 50 reversing mechanism the frame 14 in the printing front a fluorescent color ribbon 47 is arranged to bring it into position (FIG. 4). This also makes the is. An object to be printed, for example storage rod 23 placed in this position because wise a letter 48, the free end 39 of the plate 37 behind the vertical

46 and the ribbon 47 brought. This pressure scale is part of the projection 29 of the storage rod 23 block is shown attached, but it can also snap into place from 55. Meanwhile, the protrusion 28 becomes be of the type shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the push rod 21 is initially in contact with the which will be described later. Plate 45 brought. During further movement

The various parts of the pressure device of the frame 14 is tensioned by the spring 14, and are in the rest position in the meanwhile the roller 44 is at the top F i g. 1 position shown. The springs 33 and 35 are 60 part of the frame 14, then on the inclined surface calculated so that the projections 27 and 28 each and finally adhere to the horizontal surface of the push rod 21 communicates with the projection 30 of the rising part 40 of the frame 14 (FIG. 5) Storage rod 23 give or bring contact. A short time after this role 44 her with the plate 45 facing downwards. This started movement on the horizontal surface If the roller 44 of the plate 42 is at the foot of the 65, the plate 45 is disengaged from the bevels Part 40 of the frame 14, brought during the jump 28. The push rod 21 is thus inclined end portion 39 of the plate 37 each storage rod suddenly under the action of the release spring 35 in the 23 on the right of the projection 29 touches. The individual printing position is pushed, in which a fluorescent

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The storage rod 23 'is at one end with

tied through on the letter 48 is printed. an upwardly directed approach 29 'is provided,

During the further movement of the frame 14 and its other end is denoted by 30 '. The from the print position according to F i g. 5 in the resting approach 29 'has an inclined and a lowered position according to FIG. 1 remains the storage rod 23, 5 right to the longitudinal axis extending part. The pressure, which is in its working position, in this rod 21 'is furthermore in a state with a projection 34'. See the resetting of the storage rod 23, which takes place via a spring 35 'with a previous step, if another storage rod is connected to the associated storage rod 23' during a subsequent work jump 31 'from the idle state. The storage rod 23 'is also in the working position. However, provided with a projection 31 'which is connected via one thing during the transfer to the working spring 33' with the transverse rod 32 ', the position of the plate 37 pivoted to the right to form part of the frame 14' ,
Each preceding adjustment storage rod is free to A U-shaped bracket 37 'is on the axis 15' of the make, which is thus rotatably mounted by the return spring 33 in frame 14 ', on which it is returned via its rest position. 15 spring 38 'is connected. The transverse part of the bracket

As the F i g. 6 and 7 show, the grain 37 'is provided with five rectangular windows 49',

compact five-line printer has a code setting through which the front parts of the push rods 21 '

device and a reversing device that go between.

see this setting device and a pressure on which the code setting device next-

position are arranged. With this end located at the printing device 20, the frame 14 'is at its upper

device can be provided with a code made of fluorescent ren part with rising parts 40 '. A

Markings in five lines on a letter printing lever arm 42 ', which has a plate 45' with the same

ken, in order to be able to sort this letter automatically, the width of the frame 14 'swings around the

nen. This five-line printer contains several shafts 43 'which are attached to the support 41'. Of the

Elements that have the same function as a one-line 25 lever arm 42 'is at its free end

Printer which, in connection with FIG. 1, has an axle which carries the rollers 44 ',

through 5 has been described, and these elements. Each roller 44 'rolls on an incline

are therefore in the F i g. 6 and 7 with the same part 40 '.

Provided with reference symbols as in FIGS. 1 to 5, the parallel aligned printing

but with a dash ('). 30 rods 21 'and the storage rods 23' run

The code setting device consists of twenty perpendicular to the pressure block 46 ', which are arranged above the code setting mechanisms 1', which are in flat construction- U-shaped channel 50 'on the guide plate 51' and in four blocks on a frame 2 '. are arranged in front of the opening 52 'in the guide plate 51'. Each block contains five code setting groups. A letter 48 'is located in the U-shaped mechanisms, each of which contains a U-shaped 35 gene channel 50', and a fluorescent ribbon bracket 3 'which is attached to the electromagnet 4' 47 'between the printing and storage bars . The pull rod of this electromagnet on the one hand and the guide plate 51 'on the other hand is denoted by 6'. A lever arm T is arranged with the aid. The pressure block 46 'is attached to the U-shaped bracket 3' with the pull of a screw 8 ', the rod 53' of the electric pull magnet 54 'forms a whole, and a spring 9' is located between this 4 ° The frame 55 'of the magnet is on the frame 2 'bracket and the lever arm 7'. The free end of this attached. A spring 56 'surrounds the pull rod 53' of the lever arm located in a slot 10 'in between its end projection and the rear part of the code setting rod 11' which is in holes in the electromagnet frame 55 '. An L-shaped lever parallel to the legs of the U-shaped bracket 3 'slide 57' is pivotably mounted on the axis 58 'which has a cutout 12' 45 attached to the front part of the magnet frame 55 'at its upper end. A spring 13 'surrounds the adjustment rod. One arm of the lever 57 'is provided with an 11' and is located between its attachment and tooth 59 ', which is in a toothing 60' on the U-shaped bracket 3 '. This spring 13 'keeps the lower end of the pull rod 53' engaged. The one at the edge of the slot 10 'in the adjustment rod in the arm of the lever 57' is on the one hand in contact with the lever arm 7 '. The reversing device in contact with the leaf spring 61 'and on the other hand device contains a frame 14' which is rotatable in the front of the plunger 62 'of the electromagnet 63'.
Axes 15 'and 16' at one end of the lever F i g. 6 shows the rest position of the individual parts arms 17 'and 18' is mounted. The lever arm 17 'of the printing device. The springs 33 'and 35' are swinging about the axis 19 ', and its other end is calculated so that the projections 27' and 28 'each is coupled to a not shown usual reciprocating push rod 2Γ the end 30' of the corresponding katierungsmechanismen . Touch the other end of the storage rod 23 'or the plate 45'. The lever arm 18 'swings about the axis 20'. Am by the rollers 4O ⁷ reach the foot of the anRahmen 14 'are parallel to each other twenty rising portion 40' of the frame 14 ', while the plunger arranged, each of which a transverse plate of the U-shaped bracket 37' each memory code adjusting 1 'is assigned. Each rod 60 to the right of the projection 29 'of each storage plunger contains a push rod 21' and a rod 23 'touches. The individual electric pull storage rod 23 ', which are close to each other in magnets 4', are not actuated, and each lever slot in the frame can slide. The pressure arm 7 'is held with the pull rod 6' by a rod 21 'of each pressure plunger is perpendicular spring 9' against the action of the spring 13 'in concur adjustment rod 11' of the associated adjustment 65 cycle,
mechanism 1 'arranged. The operation of the printing device is like

The push rod 2Γ is at its printing end with the following: If a fluorescent code on a

an upwardly directed approach 28 'is provided. Letter 48 'is to be applied, the

speaking pull magnets 4 'and 54' actuated. As a result, several adjustment rods 11 'are in their Working position brought, and part of the letter 48 'is between the printing block 46' and the Guide plate 51 'pressed. It is held in this position because tooth 59 'of lever 57' is pressed by the spring 61 'between two of the teeth 60'. Then the reverse mechanism actuated, whereby the frame 14 'first from its rest position to the code setting device, then is brought to the pressure block 46 'and finally back to the rest position. At the first move all push rods 2Γ are pushed to the left, so that the projections 28 'no longer are in contact with the plate 45 '. Each push rod 21 'leading to a non-actuated code setting mechanism does not come into contact with its setting rod, however, each push rod 21 'belonging to an actuated code setting mechanism comes into contact is in contact with its actuated adjusting rod 11 '. Continue to only considered this push rod. When the frame 14 'is moved further to the left, the spring 33 'because the storage rod 23' is locked together with the associated push rod 21 '. During this movement, the inclined part of the projection 29 'slides under the storage rod 23' the upper part of a window 49 'in the U-shaped bracket 37', which is thereby raised. In one At a certain point in time, this bracket 37 'will suddenly be behind the vertical part of this projection 29 'is moved downwards under the action of the spring 38'. The further movement to the left the storage rod 23 'is thus prevented (see the push rods in Fig. 7). At this point begins the reversing mechanism to bring the frame 14 'into the printing position. This will make the Storage rod 23 'also brought into this position because the U-shaped bracket 37' behind the vertical part of the projection 29 'of the storage rod 23' engages. During this movement the projection 28 'of the push rod 21' is first brought into contact with the plate 45 ', and during the further movement of the frame 14 ', the spring 35' is tensioned. Meanwhile, be brought the rollers 44 'to the inclined parts 40' of the frame 14 '. Shortly after the rolls 44 ' have begun their movement on this inclined surface, the plate 45 'is disengaged from brought the projection 28 '. The push rod 21 'is thus suddenly under the action of the release spring 35 'shifted to the printing position, in which a fluorescent marking by the fluorescent ribbon 47 'is applied therethrough (see the push rods in Fig. 7).

During the further movement of the frame 14 'from the printing position to the rest position remains the storage rod 23 'in the operating state in which it was previously brought. The reset the storage rod 23 'occurs when another storage rod is used during a subsequent work cycle is brought from the rest position into the working position. During the transfer to the In the working position, the U-shaped bracket 37 'is pivoted to the left to each previously set Release storage rod, which is thus returned to its rest position by the return spring 33 ' will.

When the printing process is finished, the electric pull magnet is actuated so that the lever 57 ' swings to the left and releases the pull rod 53 '.

Claims (13)

Patent claims: 1. Device for printing a code which is several normally in the rest position has located elements, a code setting device and a device for this purpose ίο serves one or more pressure stamps accordingly a code set by the setting device to a working position first and then to be brought into the printing position for printing on a printing medium which is in the printing position, thereby characterized in that the pressure stamp (25) on a reversing device (14, 15, 16, 17, 18) are attached, which consists of a guide for this pressure stamp and between the Code setting device (1) and the print position is arranged so that the in the code setting device (1) the set code is transferred to several printing stamps (25), some of which are in the working position according to the code when the reversing device (14 ... 18) is brought into engagement with the code setting device (1) so that the pressure ram (25) is in the working position a holding device (42) are held during the subsequent movement of the reversing device (14 ... 18) is actuated into the printing position and thereby brings the set pressure stamp (25) into the printing state. 2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that each pressure stamp one Push rod (21) and a storage rod (23) that contain the setting of the plunger (25) by moving the associated storage rod (23) into the adjustment device (1) takes place and that when the pressure ram (25) is transferred into the pressure state, the push rod (21) is brought into its working state. 3. Apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that the first holding device (42) has a retaining plate (45) which, in the non-actuated state, prevents the displacement of the Push rod (21) in the direction of the pressure position prevents each push rod (21) from being at its the code setting device (1) near the end with a first projection (27) and with a second projection (28) is provided that each storage rod (21) on its the code setting device (1) Near end is provided with a third protrusion (30) that each storage rod (23) is connected to the reversing device (14 ... 18) by a first spring (33), that the third and first protrusions (30, 27) are in contact with each other and with the code setting device (1) and that each push rod (21) is connected to the associated storage rod (23) by a second spring (35) which brings the second protrusion (28) into contact with the retainer plate (45). 4. Apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that the code setting device has several code setting mechanisms (1), each of which is assigned to a pressure stamp. net is and contains a code setting rod (11) which in the working state in the way of Path of the push rod of the associated plunger (25) during the movement of this Element is placed on the pressure setting device. 5. Apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that the code setting device includes a U-shaped bracket (3) which runs parallel to a transverse arm on which the code setting rod (11) slides which is provided with a hole (10) which engages with one end of a lever arm (7), the other end End is rotatably mounted on the cross arm that a first spring the code setting rod in the working position, while a second spring (9) pushes this arm and thus the code setting rod brings into their rest positions, and that the lever arm comes into contact with the pull rod (6) of a first electric pull magnet (4) is located, which when actuated swings the lever arm against the action of the second spring, wherein the first spring moves the code setting rod from its rest position to the working position brings. 6. The device according to claim 2, characterized by a holding device (37, 39) in their working state a shift of the storage bar in the direction of the code setting device prevented. 7. Device according to claims 4 and 6, characterized in that when the code setting rod in its working state and the movable reversing device (14) is moved towards the code setting device, the Push rod of the pressure element of the associated code setting rod is stopped and then tensioned the first spring of the pressure element and actuated the second holding device that the displacement of the memory rod in the direction of the code setting device is prevented, and that with subsequent movement of the reversing device into the printing position first tensioned the second spring element and then actuated the first holding device is and thus the tensioned second spring is released, which the push rod in the pressure position leads. 8. Apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that when the second holding device is actuated the previously set storage bars are returned to their rest position. 9. Apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that the first holding device from a first pivotable plate (42) which at one end about the axis (43) on the Side of the code setting device is pivotable and a roller (44) at the other end carries, which is located on the reversing device, and that the first pivoting plate, the has a retaining plate (45), normally in contact between the roller and the axle with the second projection and that the reversing device with a rising Part (40) is provided which is located between the roller and the retaining plate, so that when the reversing device is moved into the printing position, the roller rolls off the rising part and the retaining plate disengages from the second protrusion. 10. Apparatus according to claim 9, characterized in that the storage rod at its the end near the printing position is provided with a fourth projection (29), which is a rising Has slope in the direction of the code setting device and suddenly ends, and that the second holding device consists of a second pivotable plate (37), the free Usually comes into contact with the storage rod by means of a third spring (38) is located between the end of this rod near the printing position and the fourth projection, so that when the carrier is moved to the adjustment device when the storage rod is locked, the end of the second pivoting plate engages behind the fourth projection. 11. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a pressing device is provided, which the objects to be printed, z. B. Letters, against the side of a plate pushes, and that the pressure device is on the other side of the plate is located and serves to print the object through at least one opening in the plate. 12. The apparatus according to claim 11, characterized in that the pressing device consists of consists of a pressure block which is part of the pull rod (53 ') of the first pull magnet (54') forms, which when actuated the object between the plate and the pressure block against the The action of a first spring (56 ') pushes the pressure block into its rest position when released returns through the first spring. 13. The device according to claim 9, characterized in that the pull rod has a toothing has, in which a tooth (59 ') engages at one end of an L-shaped lever arm (57'), one side of which is in contact with a second spring (61 '), which brings the tooth into contact with the toothing, and that the rod of a second Pull magnet (63 ') is arranged in front of the other side of the other arm, so that when actuated of the electromagnet the tooth comes out of engagement with the toothing. For this purpose 2 sheets of drawings 509 757/305 11.65 © Bundesdruckerei Berlin