EP1193654A1 - Hochleistungsfrankiermaschine - Google Patents

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EP1193654A1
EP1193654A1 EP01402463A EP01402463A EP1193654A1 EP 1193654 A1 EP1193654 A1 EP 1193654A1 EP 01402463 A EP01402463 A EP 01402463A EP 01402463 A EP01402463 A EP 01402463A EP 1193654 A1 EP1193654 A1 EP 1193654A1
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Xavier Deshayes
Claude Tetard
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Quadient Technologies France SA
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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
    • B41J3/00—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed
    • B41J3/54—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed with two or more sets of type or printing elements
    • B41J3/543—Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed with two or more sets of type or printing elements with multiple inkjet print heads
    • 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
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/165—Prevention or detection of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
    • B41J2/16517—Cleaning of print head nozzles
    • B41J2/1652—Cleaning of print head nozzles by driving a fluid through the nozzles to the outside thereof, e.g. by applying pressure to the inside or vacuum at the outside of the print head
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00532—Inkjet
    • 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 present invention relates to the exclusive field of mail processing and it concerns a machine high-speed franking, i.e. capable of reaching and even exceed a processing rate of 20,000 envelopes per hour.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks mentioned above and to propose a high-speed franking machine particularly efficient while remaining easy to use, and above all which can ensure continuity of operation.
  • a franking machine broadband comprising means for printing an imprint postal on a mail item and means of transport of this mail item along a shipping path for items mail, characterized in that said printing means have, arranged side by side transversely to a direction D scrolling mail items along said path transport of these articles, a first printing module arranged in a first position (printing position) above said path for transporting mail items and a second printing module arranged in a second position (service / standby position) in withdrawal of said transport route for mail items.
  • the first printing module is associated with a first maintenance station and the second module associated with a second maintenance station and each of said printing modules is connected to a means of postage accounting itself linked to means general control of the machine.
  • This franking machine further comprises means for moving said printing modules from said first position (printing position) at said second position (maintenance / waiting position) and conversely which means of movement are controlled by said control means general at predetermined times corresponding to a number predetermined envelope or at the appearance of a predetermined threshold like a low level of an ink tank. These number or threshold are predefined by the user.
  • this high-speed franking machine In order to print said postal imprint to the same location determined on said mail item whatever the module used to print this postal imprint (first or second module), this high-speed franking machine also includes means for causing a time difference in the printing cycle.
  • a franking machine conventionally comprises means for printing a postal imprint on an article of courier and means of transportation of this mail item along of a transport path for this machine.
  • the printing means are of the inkjet type, and for some of them of the disposable type, and are associated with a station maintenance which provides periodic maintenance of the ejection nozzles.
  • These printing means are connected to a base of the machine postage which includes the means of accounting for postage (up and down counters) and the means general control and synchronization of the machine (including its means of transport and the station maintenance).
  • these means of control can be connected to an external computer which through of a modem is going to be in connection with an external server of postal administration or machine dealer postage.
  • This redundancy printing and maintenance means authorizes processing of totally continuous mail without untimely downtime related to maintenance regular or when changing ink tanks (in the case of ink heads disposable) as when filling a main tank ink supply.
  • a change in type and / or color ink or the use of two distinct colors does not pose any particular problem.
  • the change of printing means can occur at predetermined times corresponding to a number of envelopes processed (for example every 3,000 envelopes) or on appearance a predetermined threshold (like the low level of an ink tank). These predetermined times can be set at the factory or be user configurable.
  • Figure 1 shows an embodiment of a machine high-speed franking according to the invention.
  • This machine 10 intended for franking articles of mail 12, such as envelopes, and which can be arranged directly at the output of a folding / insertion module 14 comprises, as for a conventional machine, conveying means mail items formed by several sets of rolls of transport, for example 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d and general means 18 machine control and synchronization.
  • These means of control can be connected to an external computer 20 and a external server 22 via a modem 24.
  • a printer 26 connected to the computer also allows the printing of various reports.
  • the printing means are split and have, arranged side by side transversely to a direction D scrolling mail items along path 28 of transport of these articles, a first printing module 30 at which is associated a first corresponding maintenance station 32 and a second printing module 34 with which is also associated a second maintenance station 36.
  • These printing means are linked in the base to individual accounting means 38, 40 themselves connected to the control means 18.
  • These means of accounting 38, 40 believe to be united in a single module of recognition. One of them can also transfer their data to the other for periodic consolidation purposes, for example at the end of day.
  • Each printing module advantageously comprises two printheads with associated ink tanks 30a, 30b; 34a, 34b.
  • Maintenance stations are preferably type of those described in the French patent application No. 2,768,078 filed in the name of the plaintiff. They are arranged set back from their respective printing module transversely to this direction D and comprise at least means for scraping the ejection nozzles 32a; 36a and means for protecting these nozzles 32b; 36b.
  • Support means for the first and second modules advantageously in the form of carts mobiles 42a; 44a actuated for example by controlled devices worm 42b; 44b, are provided to allow these modules to move between a first active position above an article of mail corresponding to the printing of a postal imprint on this mail item and a second inactive position back from the path 28 for transporting mail items and corresponding to a printhead cleaning position, type change ink (color, fluorescence, phosphorescence) or simply temporary waiting.
  • type change ink color, fluorescence, phosphorescence
  • a tachometer 46 and at least one position sensor 48, 50 are provided on path 28 to detect the fronts of the articles of mail as well as their lengths and allow, in connection with the control means 18 to which they are connected, the synchronization of the transport and printing phases of these articles, as well as the transverse displacement of the first and second printing modules.
  • the first printing module 30 is in printing position (referenced 1 in Figure 2) and the second module is in cleaning / waiting position (referenced 2 on the figure 2).
  • the second module 34 then comes into position next to the first module by moving transversely to the transport path 28 according to the arrow referenced 52 (timing diagram of Figure 3b). from printing stopped by the first module, the second module substitutes him for printing the following mail items.
  • the first module 30 can then be removed by moving transverse to the transport path 28 according to the arrow referenced 54 (timing diagram of Figure 3d). She will be waiting in this position until its next replacement.

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FR0012409A FR2814840B1 (fr) 2000-09-29 2000-09-29 Machine d'affranchissement a haut debit
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