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EP0376476B1
EP0376476B1 EP19890312243 EP89312243A EP0376476B1 EP 0376476 B1 EP0376476 B1 EP 0376476B1 EP 19890312243 EP19890312243 EP 19890312243 EP 89312243 A EP89312243 A EP 89312243A EP 0376476 B1 EP0376476 B1 EP 0376476B1
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Danilo P. Buan
Betty R. Ryberg
Jerome E. Jackson
Charles F. Murphy Iii
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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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41K—STAMPS; STAMPING OR NUMBERING APPARATUS OR DEVICES
    • B41K3/00—Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to be stamped
    • B41K3/54—Inking devices
    • B41K3/56—Inking devices using inking pads
    • 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
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00556—Ensuring quality of print

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  • the invention disclosed herein relates to an ink pad device, particularly for inking a printing device, particularly a printing device of a mailing machine.
  • an ink pad should be made up of a material which sorbs ink and that the ink should be held in an ink chamber in a layer adjacent to the ink pad.
  • This device also suggests an ink reservoir and a channel connecting the latter with the chamber. Capillary forces are used to achieve a supply of ink.
  • US Patent No. (US-A)3646907 has a similar disclosure and also refers to raised structures which partition the ink chamber.
  • an ink pad device comprising an ink pad made of a material which sorbs ink, an ink chamber for holding ink, said ink pad being at least partially disposed in said ink chamber adjacent a layer of ink held in said ink chamber to sorb ink directly from said layer, the ink chamber being attached to a base with which an ink reservoir is integral, there being means connecting said reservoir with said ink chamber for supplying ink from said reservoir to said ink chamber, said connecting means including an ink pump arranged for pumping ink from said reservoir to said ink chamber; characterised in that the ink pump comprises a deformable chamber and valving such that upon compression of said chamber, ink therein is expelled for delivery to said ink chamber and upon release of said compression ink is drawn therein from said reservoir.
  • the ink chamber and the ink pad are configured such that the ink pad when mounted in the ink pad device is at least partially disposed in the ink chamber adjacent a layer of ink held in the ink chamber to obtain in
  • the ink chamber includes therein a plurality of partitions defining a plurality of channels for holding ink, and the ink pad is at least partially disposed in the ink chamber contacting the partitions adjacent the channels to obtain ink disposed in the channels.
  • the ink chamber may comprise structure defining a manifold extending adjacent an end of the ink channels in communication therewith.
  • the ink pad comprises one or more layers of a material which sorbs ink from a layer of ink which the material is in contact.
  • an inlet is provided to the ink chamber for supplying ink thereto.
  • an outlet is also provided from the ink chamber for removing excess ink accumulated in the ink chamber.
  • the ink pad device includes an ink reservoir.
  • the ink chamber and reservoir are attached so as to form a unit.
  • the ink pad, the ink chamber and the reservoir may be moved as a unit from the home position referred to above to the inking position referred to above when mounted to an ink device drive.
  • the ink pad/ink chamber/ink reservoir unit is a disposable unit, i.e., is constructed so as to make disposability practical.
  • the ink pad and ink chamber are attached as a unit, preferably a disposable unit, and the ink reservoir is separate therefrom.
  • the ink pad device includes an ink pump.
  • the ink chamber and the ink pump are attached so as to form a unit.
  • the ink pad, the ink chamber and the ink pump may be moved as a unit from the home position referred to above to the inking position referred to above when mounted to an ink device drive.
  • the ink pad/ink chamber/ink pump unit is a disposable unit.
  • the ink reservoir and the pump are attached as a unit, preferably to be reused after the reservoir is emptied, and the ink chamber is separate therefrom. In that embodiment, only the ink chamber (and the ink pad) are moved from a home position to an inking position.
  • the ink chamber and ink pad are a disposable unit.
  • the ink pad device includes the ink reservoir and the ink pump, and in a specific embodiment, the ink chamber, the ink reservoir and the ink pump are attached so as to form a unit.
  • the ink pad, the ink chamber, the ink reservoir and the ink pump may be moved as a unit from the home position referred to above to the inking position referred to above when mounted to an ink device drive.
  • the ink pad/ink chamber/ink reservoir/ink pump unit is a disposable unit.
  • the ink pad device includes a cartridge with which the reservoir forms an integral or unitary part, and a tray which incorporates the ink chamber and which is attached to the cartridge.
  • the ink reservoir is a separate part from the ink chamber.
  • inventions disclosed and illustrated are: to provide improved ink pad devices, particularly for inking a printing device; to provide ink pad devices incorporating a substantial supply of ink therein in addition to any ink already contained in an ink pad of the particular device; to provide ink pad devices which are capable of imparting ink to a printing device quickly so as to permit high speed operation of the printing device; to provide ink pad devices for inking a printing device which may be replenished with ink during operation of the printing device; to provide improved ink pad devices and ink pumps and/or ink reservoirs therefor, particularly for inking a printing device; to provide ink pad devices which incorporate an ink reservoir and/or an ink pump; to provide such ink pad devices in which all or part of the devices are disposable; to provide such ink pad devices for inking postage meter printing devices, particularly at high speed; to provide such ink pad devices which may be mounted to drive apparatus, particularly high speed drive apparatus, for moving the ink pad device or parts thereof including an ink pad from a home position to an in
  • inker module 25 includes a chassis 30 which houses drive 32 that (a) moves an ink pad tray 34 (FIG. 2) from a home position (FIG. 2) to an inking position (FIG. 7) in which an ink pad 36 (FIG. 2) is tamped against a printing device 38 (FIG. 2) to ink the printing device; and (b) actuates a pump 40 (FIG. 2) to pump ink from a reservoir 41 in ink pad tray 34 to ink pad 36.
  • Chassis 30 also houses drive 42 which moves platen device 44 (FIG. 2) upwardly from a home position (FIG. 2) to a printing position (FIG.
  • Printing device 38 is part of a flat-bed postage meter referenced generally by 47 (Fig. 2) which is pivotally mounted by a counterbalance mechanism 48 in a system including inker module 25.
  • Ink tray 34 at opposed sides 50 (FIG. 2) adjacent its rear 52 is pivotally connected to ends 54, 55 (FIG. 1) of links 56, 57, respectively, by inwardly projecting pins 59 from links 56, 57 snap fitted in receptacles 61 (FIG. 18) of ink tray 34.
  • the forward part 63 of ink tray 34 is supported by pins 65, (FIG. 1) inwardly projecting from ends 67, 68 of links 70, 71, respectively. That snap-fit arrangement facilitates replacement of ink tray 34 as described in more detail below.
  • Platform 72 is fixed to chassis 30 so that links 56 and 57 move relative to platform 72.
  • Pins 65 extend into slots or cut-outs 73 in sides 50 of ink tray 34 (FIG.
  • ink tray 34 may be moved by links 56 and 57 relative to platform 72 riding on pins 65.
  • Platform 72 is attached to opposed sides 73, 74 (FIG. 1) of chassis 30 by screws 75 so that it may be removed for ease of assembling, disassembling and servicing of drives 32 and 42.
  • Links 70 and 71 are pivotally attached in a central region 77 thereof to platform 72 by pins 79 so that ends 67 and 68 of links 70 and 71 pivot upwardly (clockwise) relative to platform 72. Movement of links 56 and 57 to the left in FIG. 1 move ink tray 34 horizontally to the left relative to platform 72, and clockwise pivoting of links 70 and 71 moves ink tray 34 vertically upwardly.
  • Drive 32 first moves links 56 and 57 to the left, as illustrated by the sequence of FIGS. 4-6, to move ink tray 34 horizontally to the left from its rest position (FIG. 4) to a position registered with printing device 38 (FIG. 6).
  • Drive 32 then pivots links 70 and 71 (FIG. 7) to move ink tray 34 vertically and tamp it against printing device 38 to ink it.
  • drive 42 raises platen device 44 to press an envelope or tape strip 46 against printing device 38
  • drive 32 moves links 70 and 71, and links 56 and 57 move in reverse to the movements that brought ink tray 34 into its inking position, and return ink tray 34 to its home position.
  • Drive 32 (FIG. 3) includes drive motor 85, cam wheels 87, 88 fixed to camshaft 90 journaled to sides 72 and 73 of chassis 30, and pulley system 92 coupling motor shaft 93 and camshaft 90.
  • Links 70 and 71 have respective rollers 94 rotatably connected to respective ends 96 thereof and are supported from chassis sides 72 and 73 such that respective rollers 94 ride on cam wheels 87 and 88, respectively.
  • Springs 95 urge links 72 and 73 towards cam wheels 87, 88, and urge rollers 94 thereof into engagement with cam wheels 87, 88.
  • Links 56 and 57 are pivotally connected at respective ends 100 thereof to respective ends 102 of links 104 and 105, respectively.
  • Links 104 and 105 are pivotally connected at respective ends 107 to chassis sides 73 and 74, respectively, and have respective rollers 109 rotatably connected to a respective central part 110 thereof.
  • Links 56 and 57 have rotatably connected to a respective central part 111 (FIG. 2) thereof respective rollers 112.
  • Springs 113 urge links 56 and 57 towards cam wheels 87, 88, and urge rollers 112 thereof into engagement with cam wheels 87, 88.
  • Cam wheels 87 and 88 each include a cam surface 114 on which a respective roller 94 rides, a cam surface 115 on which a respective roller 109 rides, and a cam surface 116 on which a respective roller 112 rides.
  • Links 56 and 104, and links 57 and 105 are interconnected and supported such that respective rollers ride on respective cam surfaces of cam wheels 87 and 88, respectively, as respective cam followers.
  • the cam surfaces are contoured to move the various links upon a given rotation of camshaft 90 to provide the motion of ink tray 34 described above and defined by Fig. 9, and the cam surfaces are aligned axially offset, as shown, or may be circumferentially aligned along the respective outer peripheries of cam wheels 87, 88.
  • Cam wheels 87, 88 may be rotated through a cycle, with constant velocity or continuously with variable velocity, or cam wheels 87, 88 may be oscillated through a cycle.
  • drive 42 includes motor 118 having motor shaft 119, supported from sides 73, 74 of chassis 30 by bearing 120 (FIG. 3), gear 122 fixed to shaft 119, gear 123 meshing with and driven by gear 119, shaft 124 fixed to gear 123 and supported from chassis 30 by bearings 125, pinion gears 126 fixed to shaft 124, and racks 127 (FIG. 2) fixed to opposed sides of platten device 44 meshed with respective pinion gears 126.
  • Actuation of motor 118 causes pinion gears 126 to rotate, engaging and elevating respective racks 127 and with them platten device 44.
  • FIGS. 4-8 show elevation of platten device 44 with respect to movement of ink pad tray 34.
  • links 57 In order to produce straight line (e.g. generally horizontal) and parallel motion (e.g., parallel to the indicia surface of printing device 38), links 57 must experience some orthogonal motion (e.g., generally vertical). Links 105 and the corresponding cam surfaces cooperate with links 57 to provide that motion. Additionally, links 105 and the corresponding cam surfaces provide the orthogonal (vertical) motion during tamping.
  • FIG. 9(a) shows horizontal ink tray movement versus time
  • FIG. 9(b) shows vertical ink tray movement versus time
  • FIG. 9(c) shows camshaft angle rotation versus time.
  • the ordinate axes time scales in FIGS. 9 (a), (b) and (c) are identical, so that viewing FIG. 9(a) and/or FIG. 9(b) with FIG. 9(c) gives horizontal and/or vertical displacement versus camshaft angle.
  • FIGS. 10(a), (b), and (c) are similar to the corresponding plots in FIG. 9 and give the relationship between ink pad tray movement and camshaft angle on an expanded side shortly before, during and shortly after the ink tray is tamped against the printing device, and include additional information.
  • the cam profiles are configured to ensure that there is a bounce-less strike of ink pad 36 against printing device 38, i.e., once ink pad 36 has been tamped against printing device 38 and it starts its downward movement, it is prevented from restriking printing device 38.
  • FIG. 10 also gives ranges for acceptable ink tray vertical heights and indicia heights.
  • the cam profiles are further configured to provide smooth acceleration and deceleration.
  • drive 32 also actuates a pump 40 which pumps ink from reservoir 41 to ink pad 36.
  • link 130 is pivotally supported in its central part 132 from bracket 134 of chassis 30 with link end 136 adjacent cam wheel 88 and link end 138 adjacent pump 40.
  • Roller 140 is rotatably connected to end 136 of link 130, and link 130 is configured and supported so that roller 140 rides on cam surface 142 as a cam follower. Rotation of cam wheel 88 pivots link 130 so that end 138 compresses pump 40 to create a pumping action therein as described below.
  • Pump 40 is compressed once for each tamping of ink pad 36 against printing device 38, or less than once or more than once depending upon the amount of ink required.
  • pump 40 is compressed once for each ink pad tamping. It is preferred that pump 40 be compressed starting shortly before and during a substantial portion of the time that ink pad 36 is tamped against printing device 38. At high speed operation, it is preferred to pump only once per inking cycle to allow enough time for the pump material to relax to its original shape before compressing it again.
  • FIGS. 11-17 show the relative positions of links 57, 71, 105 and 130, rollers 96, 109, 112 and 140, cam wheel 88, ink tray 34, printing device 38, platen device 44 and pump 40 for different times of the inking cycle indicated in each figure as a percentage of the inking cycle.
  • FIG. 11 shows the various parts in the home position of ink tray 34 (100% or 0% of the cycle)
  • FIG. 17 shows the various parts at the inking position of ink tray 34 when ink tray 34 is at its maximum height (about 30% of the cycle) and tamped against printing device 38.
  • a time is indicated on each figure corresponding to times on the ordinate axis in FIGS. 9 and 10.
  • a Cartesian coordinate system is referenced in the upper part of FIGS.
  • Ink pad 36 also moves along the x-axis at the same time it is rising at the last .060 inch of vertical rise (total rise is .210) to provide a wiping action against the printing drive, which improves ink transfer.
  • This is referred to in the drawings as "alpha-scrub”.
  • the alphascrub ratio is 4:1, that is; .015 inch x-motion for the .060 inch y-motion.
  • Various references locations are represented by cross hatches.
  • ink cartridge 200 includes ink reservoir 41 and ink tray 34 which holds ink pad 36 in an ink distribution chamber 204.
  • Ink pad 36 is made of a resilient sorbent material which sorbs (i.e., absorbs) ink contained in ink distribution chamber 204.
  • Ink pad 36 is compressed slightly during tamping thereof against inking device 38 to transfer ink thereto. Releasing of compression causes additional ink to be sorbed to the upper portion of ink pad 36.
  • ink pad 36 also sorbs ink through capillary action.
  • ink tray 34 is constructed to transfer up to ink four times or more per second to the printing device 38, which imposes restraints on the amount of time in which ink must be sorbed by ink pad 36 and the amount of time in which ink must be transferred to printing device 38.
  • each inking cycle is about 0.25 seconds (250 ms) including rest time, and is about 160 ms excluding rest time. Tamping takes up about 25 ms. Therefore, ink release to printing device 38 must take place within 25 ms, and a resupply of ink must be sorbed to the upper part of ink pad 36 in about 225 ms.
  • Pump 40 must be compressed in about 80 ms and recover in about 80 ms. The design of ink tray 34 and pump 40 disclosed herein takes those restraints into consideration.
  • Ink pad 36 disclosed herein includes a single layer or multi-layers. In the disclosed embodiment, two layers are shown, upper layer 36a and lower layer 36b. Upper layer 36a functions as a metering layer to release a metered amount of ink during tamping thereof against printing device 38, and lower layer 36b functions as a supply layer to the upper metering layer 36a to replenish ink released by the upper layer. Typically, upper layer 36a has a smaller average pore diameter than lower layer 36b, and ink transfer from ink distribution chamber 204 to lower layer 36b, and from lower layer 36b to upper layer 36a is by capillary action and negative internal pad pressures.
  • upper layer 36a is compressed slightly so that some ink transfer also occurs from lower layer 36b to upper layer 36a as a result, and upon release, of compression of upper layer 36a.
  • the particular material used for ink pad 36 may depend upon the particular ink used.
  • upper layer 36a and lower layer 36b may be a Scotfelt foam laminate (polyurethane) which consists of a firmness of 20 (upper) over 8 (lower), and when a solution ink is used, upper layer 36a may be in the so-called "Porex” media (sintered polyethylene), i.e., a polyethylene laminated with a heat-activated adhesive extending in a spider web pattern, and lower layer 36b may be an olefinic material such as Neoprene.
  • Scotfelt foam laminate polyurethane
  • upper layer 36a may be in the so-called "Porex” media (sintered polyethylene), i.e., a polyethylene laminated with a heat-activated adhesive extending in a spider web pattern
  • lower layer 36b may be an olefinic material such as Neoprene.
  • ink distribution chamber 204 has an inlet 206, an optional outlet 208, a number of channels 210 formed therein by partitions 212 and a manifold 214 in communication with partitions 210.
  • Ink pad 36 is supported on partitions 212 in communication with channels 210 and manifold 214 so as to sorb ink present in channels 210 and manifold 214.
  • the height of partitions 212 is selected to properly deliver the required amount of ink at highest possible usage while printing. For the specific ink used in the mailing machine referred to above, the height is about .030 inch.
  • channels 210 are shown to extend parallel to each other and to be of equal size, they need not be, and other designs may be suitable for supplying ink to ink pad 36.
  • Tubing 216 represented schematically in FIG. 18 communicates the output 218 of pump 40 with the inlet 206 of ink distribution chamber 204.
  • ink distribution chamber 204 may optionally have an outlet 208, and reservoir 41 may have an inlet 220.
  • Ink distribution chamber outlet 208 and reservoir inlet 220 are communicated via tubing 222 (represented schematically), or may be blocked, depending on the particular application, etc.
  • Reservoir 41 has an outlet (not shown in FIGS. 18 and 19) within support 226 in direct communication, without valving, etc., with the input 224 of pump 40.
  • Ink flow is as follows. Pump 40 injects ink into ink distribution chamber 204 from reservoir 41 via pump output 218, tubing 216 and ink distribution chamber inlet 206. Optionally, excess ink in ink distribution chamber 204 not sorbed by ink pad 36 is returned to reservoir 41 via ink distribution chamber outlet 208, tubing 222 and reservoir inlet 220. Outlet 208 is communicated with ink distribution chamber 204 at an appropriate height so that excess ink flows back to reservoir 41 primarily by gravity force and to some extent by the pumping action of pump 40. If desired, a second pump (not shown) may be used to pump excess ink back to reservoir 41.
  • Pump 40 (FIG. 21) comprises an elastic sleeve or tube 230 capable of repeatedly being compressed and recovering to its original shape.
  • sleeve 230 Within sleeve 230 are disposed an input valve 232 and an output valve 234.
  • Valves 232 and 234 are one-way valves which permit liquid to flow from the reservoir (41 in FIG. 18) into sleeve 230, and from sleeve 230 into ink pad distribution chamber 204.
  • Ink reservoir 41 (FIGS. 18 and 19) includes a bearing surface 235 against which sleeve 230 is compressed by end 138 of link 130 (FIG. 2).
  • Valves 234 and 232 operate in the nature of ball valves, but are disposed entirely within sleeve 230.
  • valves 232 and 234 are duck bill valves which not only allow valves 232 and 234 to be placed entirely within sleeve 230, but also permit pump 40 to be operated at any attitude.
  • pump 40 is disposed horizontally.
  • the diameter of sleeve 230 is about 5/8 inch and its length about 2 inches, and is compressed by about 1/8 inch.
  • sleeve 230 is made of an elastic material which is (a) non-reactive with the particular ink being used, (b) can withstand repeated compression cycles in the thousands to millions and recover to substantially its original shape to thereby perform the pumping action described above over the desired service life of the pump, and (c) can recover to substantially its original shape in a fraction of a second, more specifically within a time permitting at least four full pumping cycles per second.
  • the wall thickness of sleeve 230 has an effect on service life and recovery time.
  • sleeve 40 may be made of an olefinic material such as Neoprene, silicone rubber, polyethylene or polypropylene which may have a preferred wall thickness of about 1/16 inch, and the duck bill valves may be made of olefinic material such as Neoprene (for ink capability).
  • Neoprene for ink capability
  • other parts which come into contact with ink are made of a material which is not reactive with the particular ink used.
  • Sleeve 230 may be connected to reservoir 41 by fitting the ends thereof tightly over conical fittings 236, 238 (FIG. 21), and sealing the sleeve to the fittings by means of an adhesive, heat shrinking, etc.
  • ink cartridge 200 (including ink tray 34) and ink pump 40 may be supplied as a disposable cartridge unit comprising ink reservoir 41, ink pad holder 202 including ink distribution chamber 204 and ink pad 36, and pump 40.
  • a cartridge may be supplied tightly covered in foil or plastic to preserve product integrity during shipment, storage and handling, and ready for installation, which is facilitated by virtue of the snap-fit construction of ink tray 34 described above.
  • Ink cartridge 200 includes a finger grasp 240 which may be engaged to un-snap ink cartridge 200 from and snap ink cartridge 200 into inker module 25. If desired individual parts of ink tray 34 and ink cartridge 200 may be replaced, although replacement as a unit is preferred.
  • FIGS. 20 and 21 depict an alternate embodiment in which ink cartridge 200 includes ink tray 34A, and ink pad holder 202A including ink distribution chamber 204A.
  • Ink cartridge 200 does not include an ink reservoir, rather a separate larger reservoir 250 is provided.
  • Ink pad holder 202A is constructed and mounted similar to ink pad holder 202, and ink distribution chamber 204A is similar to ink distribution chamber 204.
  • Platform 72A is constructed and mounted similar to platform 72 except that reservoir 250 is disposed transversely to the plane of platform 72A, i.e., vertically, protruding through hole 252 thereof.
  • Ink pad holder 202A moves relative to platform 72A as generally described for ink tray 34 and platform 72.
  • Ink reservoir 250 is received in receptacle 254 mounted to the bottom 256 of chassis 30A by flanges 257. With tray 34A removed, reservoir 250 is simply dropped in or lifted out of receptacle 254. Pump 40 is affixed to the bottom 260 of reservoir 250 projecting through hole 261 of receptacle 254. Pump 40 extends horizontally as in the embodiment of FIGS. 18 and 19.
  • Drive 32A includes a link 130A supported to be cammed by cam wheel 87A similar to link 130 and cam wheel 87 so that its end 138A compresses sleeve 230 of pump 40, as described above for drive 32, link 130 and cam wheel 87.
  • the output of pump 40 is communicated with the inlet 206A of ink distribution chamber 204A by tubing 216A, and the outlet of ink distribution chamber 204A is communicated with port 262 of reservoir 250 by tubing 222A.
  • Port 262 communicates with the input 224 of pump 40.
  • Ink tray 34A and reservoir 250 and pump 40 operate to pump ink from reservoir 250 to ink distribution chamber 204A as described for the embodiment depicted in FIGS. 18 and 19, except that excess from ink distribution chamber 204A tends to be recirculated rather than returned to reservoir 250.
  • ink reservoir 250 and pump 40 are replaceable separately from ink tray 34A.
  • Tray 34A may easily be replaced, as described for tray 34, by a new tray.
  • reservoir 250 is exposed and may easily be lifted out of receptacle 254 for removal and replacement, and thereafter replaced by connecting tubing 216A and 222A, and dropping reservoir 250 back into receptacle 254. If necessary, receptacle 254, reservoir 250 and pump 40 may be replaced by a new unit.
  • a control system may be used to accomplish and synchronize the foregoing operation of drives 32 (32A) and 42, and pump 40.

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  1. Stempelkissenvorrichtung mit einem Stempelkissen (36) aus einem Material, das Tinte aufnimmt, einer Tintenkammer (204) zum Halten von Tinte, wobei das Stempelkissen (36) zumindest teilweise in der Tintenkammer einer Tintenschicht benachbart vorgesehen ist, die in der Tintenkammer gehalten ist, um Tinte direkt aus der Schicht aufzunehmen, wobei die Tintenkammer an einer Basis (72) angebracht ist, mit welcher ein Tintenvorrat (41) integral ausgebildet ist, wobei Mittel vorhanden sind, die den Vorrat mit der Tintenkammer zur Lieferung von Tinte aus dem Vorrat zu der Tintenkammer verbinden, wobei die Verbindungsmittel eine Tintenpumpe (40) aufweisen, die angeordnet ist, um Tinte aus dem Vorrat zur Tintenkammer zu pumpen; dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Tintenpumpe (40) eine verformbare Kammer (230) und eine Ventilanordnung (232, 234) aufweist, so daß auf eine Kompression dieser Kammer hin, darin befindliche Tinte zur Lieferung an die Tintenkammer (204) ausgestoßen wird und auf Nachlassen des Drucks hin Tinte aus dem Vorrat (41) hineingesaugt wird.
  2. Stempelkissenvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Stempelkissen und die Tintenkammer so konstruiert sind, daß sie wegwerfbar sind.
  3. Stempelkissenvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die Tintenkammer in sich eine Mehrzahl von Unterteilungen aufweist, die eine Mehrzahl von Kanälen zum Halten von Tinte bestimmen, und wobei das Stempelkissen zumindest teilweise in der Tintenkammer vorgesehen ist unter Berührung der Unterteilungen, den Kanälen benachbart, um in den Kanälen enthaltene Tinte aufzunehmen.
  4. Stempelkissenvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, 2 oder 3, die einen Einlaß in die und/oder einen Auslaß aus der Tintenkammer zum Zuführen von Tinte zur oder zum Abführen von überschüssiger Tinte aus der Tintenkammer aufweist.
  5. Stempelkissenvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 mit Mitteln, die die Tintenkammer an der Basis haltern, um so eine Einheit (welche wegwerfbar sein kann) mit der Tintenkammer, dem Vorrat und der Pumpe zu bilden.
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