EP0177052A3 - Postage meters and methods of printing selected values - Google Patents

Postage meters and methods of printing selected values Download PDF

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EP0177052A3
EP0177052A3 EP85112595A EP85112595A EP0177052A3 EP 0177052 A3 EP0177052 A3 EP 0177052A3 EP 85112595 A EP85112595 A EP 85112595A EP 85112595 A EP85112595 A EP 85112595A EP 0177052 A3 EP0177052 A3 EP 0177052A3
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gear
gears
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print wheels
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EP0177052A2 (en
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Arno Muller
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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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
    • 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

Abstract

A postage meter has a print drum (410) with print wheels which are shiftable to select the value of the postage. The positions of the print wheels (416) are controlled by the positions of associated gears (438) which in turn are controlled by a value setting drive mechanism (434, 436). A single motor (402) effects movement of a pinion (422) from gear to gear and of the individual gears to set the values of the print wheels (416) and also other drive functions of the meter. The print wheels (416) are adjusted by displacing respective transmission members (438); e.g. gears, which are driven by a pinion (436) which is shifted from gear to gear. Control means is provided for controlling the shifting of the pinion so that it is engaged during each value setting only with those gears (438) whose print wheel requires adjustment from its previous setting.
EP85112595A 1984-10-04 1985-10-04 Postage meters and methods of printing selected values Withdrawn EP0177052A3 (en)

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US65765584A 1984-10-04 1984-10-04
US657702 1984-10-04
US06/657,702 US4608923A (en) 1984-10-04 1984-10-04 Postal meter value selector sequencing system
US657655 1984-10-04

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EP0177052A2 EP0177052A2 (en) 1986-04-09
EP0177052A3 true EP0177052A3 (en) 1987-03-18

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Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3918361A (en) * 1974-04-03 1975-11-11 Arthur J Malavazos Print head for a postage meter
US4367676A (en) * 1981-05-22 1983-01-11 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Postage meter value selecting system

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3918361A (en) * 1974-04-03 1975-11-11 Arthur J Malavazos Print head for a postage meter
US4367676A (en) * 1981-05-22 1983-01-11 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Postage meter value selecting system

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