EP1183156A1 - Franking machine - Google Patents
Franking machineInfo
- Publication number
- EP1183156A1 EP1183156A1 EP01905560A EP01905560A EP1183156A1 EP 1183156 A1 EP1183156 A1 EP 1183156A1 EP 01905560 A EP01905560 A EP 01905560A EP 01905560 A EP01905560 A EP 01905560A EP 1183156 A1 EP1183156 A1 EP 1183156A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- machine according
- service
- print head
- control
- conveying
- 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.)
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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
- G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
- B41J11/0045—Guides for printing material
- B41J11/005—Guides in the printing zone, e.g. guides for preventing contact of conveyed sheets with printhead
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
- B41J11/20—Platen adjustments for varying the strength of impression, for a varying number of papers, for wear or for alignment, or for print gap adjustment
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- B41J13/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets
- B41J13/10—Sheet holders, retainers, movable guides, or stationary guides
- B41J13/12—Sheet holders, retainers, movable guides, or stationary guides specially adapted for small cards, envelopes, or the like, e.g. credit cards, cut visiting cards
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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
- G07B17/00467—Transporting 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
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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
- G07B2017/00532—Inkjet
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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
- G07B2017/00556—Ensuring quality of print
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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
- G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
- G07B2017/00669—Sensing the position of 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
- G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
- G07B2017/00693—Measuring the speed of mailpieces inside apparatus
Definitions
- the invention relates to a franking machine with at least one print head of an inkjet printing unit for printing insertable or continuous flat shipping objects such as letters or postcards, consisting of a guide part arranged above the print head and opposite its nozzle plane, with one of the shipping objects between and opposite Axles arranged transversely to the conveying direction are assigned to a conveying device that transports the objects to be conveyed, the conveying device having two drive-connected drive rollers that form a conveying path with the guide part and that are mounted in front of and behind the printhead when viewed in the conveying direction, and opposite each one against a drive roller or respectively , a shipping object transported in between is arranged a pressure-exerting, reversibly liftable counter-pressure roller, and with a device for the maintenance, cleaning and care of the print head.
- franking machines in addition to classic rotation technology, new stamp application processes are increasingly being used today, e.g. based on thermal and inkjet.
- Inkjet or inkjet printheads have been known for a long time and are used in particular in PC printers. The knowledge gained there when using such printheads cannot be transferred to the present field of application in franking machines. The reasons for this include the high speed of the letters to be franked and their various types Formats and thicknesses as well as the significantly harsher environmental conditions, based on the partly dirty surfaces of the shipping objects. In addition, the franking imprints have to meet strict quality requirements of the post office, which requires high construction effort and reliability
- the present invention has for its object to provide a franking machine with an inkjet printing unit that allows trouble-free printing and a clearly identifiable print image when franking shipping objects such as letters, cards or the like
- this object is achieved in that, when the counter-pressure rollers are lowered, a guide arrangement on a guide arrangement transversely to the direction of travel of the sand objects slidably driven service carriage can be moved into a service position located below the print head
- Support roller 5 Counter pressure roller on the left A Swing arm, front for support roller B Swing arm, rear for support roller Axle for swing arm Spring mounting rod
- Spring mounting Tension spring for control lever Support roller support with feeler arm Rocker arm worm shaft Worm wheel Fork light barrier Slotted disc Switch cam for main shaft basic position Microswitch Control roller
- Guide part drive motor for feed gear for drive rollers incremental encoder, encoder boom on the support roller carrier Description of the contents of the drawing in the following figures
- FIG. 2 top view of counter pressure mechanism
- FIG. 3 front view of the complete counter pressure mechanism in franking position, counter pressure in upper position
- FIG. 4 front view of the complete counter pressure mechanism in service position
- the counter pressure consists of three counter pressure rollers. Two rollers are located under the right and left drive rollers. The third, middle roller has the task of bringing the letter under the print heads to the required height without printing the letter against the end faces of the print heads, so that the print image is not smeared remains After franking, the counter pressure rollers move down again and open the gap for the insertion of a new envelope
- a plurality of control cams 1A, 1B and 2A, 2B are arranged on the main shaft 3, which raise or lower the control levers 7A, 7B and 9A, 9B more or less via the control rollers 29 about the axis 10, depending on the necessary position.
- the basic position of the main shaft 3 is found by a microswitch 28 connected via the control cam 27 the worm gear 23/24 is driven and the main shaft is rotated into the "letter insert", "franking" or “service” positions.
- the rocker arm 22 seated on the axis of rotation of the support roller 14 is 22 hooked into the axis 34 of the right counter-pressure rollers 13 and must forcibly move downward when the right counter-pressure lever 6A, 6B is lowered and reaches the level of the right counter-pressure roller.
- the rocker arm 22 is rigidly supported against the support roller carrier 21 by rotating it to the left
- the counterpressure levers are ready to insert a single letter.As soon as the letter is in its exact rear and right position on the table stop, the franking machine is activated via a reflex light barrier.
- the main shaft 3 turns approx. 1/3 turn clockwise
- the control levers 7 , 9 are pivoted upwards via the control rollers 29 by the control cams 1, 2.
- the counterpressure levers are also moved upwards via the tension springs 30 until the counterpressure rollers 13, 15 rest against the drive rollers 32, 33.
- the control levers move a little further until the control curve has reached its highest point
- the possible overstroke of the control lever is compensated for by the spring-loaded coupling of the counterpressure lever.
- the support roller 14 has been set to the same level via the rocker arm 22.
- the letter is now clamped between the drive rollers and the counterpressure rollers.
- the drive motor 40 (see FIG ) exaggerates the gear 41 drives the drive rollers 31, 33 and moves the letter from right to left.
- the speed and position are detected via the incremental encoder 42 and the feeler wheel 38.
- the feeler wheel is driven by friction from the moving envelope and thus detects the exact speed of the surface of the letter.
- the inkjet print heads spray appropriate patterns line by line, which in turn result in the desired print image
- the hold-down plate or guide part 39 holds the letter at an exact distance from the front of the print head in order to be able to obtain a clean printed image with regard to the resolution and also to prevent the printed lines from being smeared when the envelope is moved.
- the drive motor switches off and the main shaft turns back to its basic position, the counterpressure levers return to their starting position. A new letter can be inserted.
- the main shaft 3 only rotates about 1/3 between the "insert” and “franking” positions Rotation forwards or backwards, which saves a considerable amount of time and also protects the mechanics. After a further 1/3 rotation, the counter pressure rollers have reached their absolutely lowest position, as is necessary in the service position (see Figure 4). Back to the basic position " Insert "is again only 1/3 turn required
- Service carriage is from the front position, hold-down plate resp. Guide part in the upper position, wiper module on the hold-down plate resp. Guide part held at height level, lifting tray of the service sled still in the lower position,
- Service carriage is in the front position, hold-down plate resp. Guide part in the upper position, wiper module on the hold-down plate resp. Guide part held at height level, lifting tray of the service sled raised, pulling columns pulled backwards, sealing bells attached to the end faces of the printheads,
- FIG. 8 - 10 detailed view of service sled with lifting tray, sealing bells and wiper module
- FIG. 13 front view of the control mechanism of the retainer plate respectively. Guide part on the control cam, hold-down plate resp. Guide part in lower position (franking mode) and
- the service station is used to clean the print head of an inkjet printing unit during operation and to seal the inkjet print heads when not in use for a long time or to suck the ink out of a newly installed ink bag. Cleaning takes place via a on the lower side of the print head sweeping wipers.
- the sealing bells are positioned by the service carriage under the front of the print heads or nozzle plane and then moved upwards approximately vertically to seal the nozzles.
- a peristaltic pump with three separate suction hoses pumps the remaining ink from the wiping process out of the wiper module or the ink sucked or sucked in via the printheads when filling the system into a collecting container.
- the service carriage moves via a cross-loop gear, which is motor-driven via a worm gear.
- the hose pump is driven by the same drive. Since both functions are never required at the same time, they can be implemented with a drive motor using sleeve freewheels and different motor directions of rotation.
- the hold-down plate resp. Guide part which guarantees the distance of the mail item to the front sides of the print heads and is positioned approx. 1 mm below the print heads in franking mode, must be moved upwards in service or cleaning mode, approx. 1.5 mm behind the print head front side. This is done in conjunction with the lowering of the counter pressure lever, controlled by the main shaft.
- the inkjet printheads 228 are fixed on an adjustment module. This mechanism allows the printheads to be precisely adjusted to each other so that the starting pixel of one head exactly matches the end pixel of the second head and so there are no gaps in the print image.
- the print heads are connected to an easily exchangeable ink bag container via tubes. When commissioning for the first time, the ink must be sucked out of the ink bag and the print heads must be flooded.
- the service carriage 201 drives into the front position driven by the control disk 216.
- the eccentric pin 221 of the control disk 218 engages in the cross-loop groove 215 of the service carriage 201. Due to the cross-loop groove shape, the service slide only moves forward until the eccentric pin 221 reaches the arcuate region of the groove.
- the radius of this groove is the same size as the eccentricity of the eccentric Pen means that the carriage has stopped moving and has reached its end position.
- the curvature of this groove is achieved after an angle of rotation of approx. 150 °.
- the sealing bells are now right under the print heads.
- the wiper lip 209 of the wiper module 208 has wiped and cleaned the end faces of the print heads 228.
- the wiper module has here on the scanning curve 214A, 214B against the compression springs 213 on the lower surface of the hold-down plate, respectively. of the guide part 229 is set to the corresponding height, so that there is a defined overlap of the wiper blade to the printhead face.
- the control angle 222 with the guide and pull columns 225 is moved to the rear in accordance with the geometry of the lower control curve of the control disc 218.
- the stroke control cams 226A, 226B inserted into the columns 225 move with them and, in the process, raise the lift trough against the force of the compression springs 217 with the sealing bells via the lift arms 216 by a defined stroke distance.
- the two sealing bells 203 and sealing bell receptacle 204 seated in the lifting trough 202 also move upwards until the sealing bell profile lies against the end faces of the print heads.
- the overstroke of the lifting trough 202 is balanced against the compression springs 205.
- the printheads are now sealed.
- the service gear motor now changes its direction of rotation and starts the peristaltic pump.
- the control disc 218 no longer rotates due to the built-in sleeve freewheel.
- the sleeve freewheels 235 of the peristaltic pump now act in the driving direction. In the case of the service carriage movement, they act as a freewheel.
- the peristaltic pump 236 rotates, the wiped ink is sucked out of the wiper module 208 or the collecting trough 211 and at the same time sucked out of the ink bag via the printheads 228 and the printheads are flooded.
- the hold-down plate or Guide member 229 in the upper position and its lower surface protrudes from the print head end faces.
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
- Ink Jet (AREA)
- Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
- Common Mechanisms (AREA)
- Separation, Sorting, Adjustment, Or Bending Of Sheets To Be Conveyed (AREA)
- Feeding Of Articles By Means Other Than Belts Or Rollers (AREA)
- Printers Characterized By Their Purpose (AREA)
- Delivering By Means Of Belts And Rollers (AREA)
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EP1183156A1 true EP1183156A1 (en) | 2002-03-06 |
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