EP1371023A1 - Affranchisseuse - Google Patents

Affranchisseuse

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EP1371023A1
EP1371023A1 EP02701143A EP02701143A EP1371023A1 EP 1371023 A1 EP1371023 A1 EP 1371023A1 EP 02701143 A EP02701143 A EP 02701143A EP 02701143 A EP02701143 A EP 02701143A EP 1371023 A1 EP1371023 A1 EP 1371023A1
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Prior art keywords
print head
franking machine
proximity
air
franking
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EP02701143A
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German (de)
English (en)
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EP1371023B1 (fr
Inventor
Werner Haug
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Frama AG
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Frama AG
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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
    • B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J29/17—Cleaning arrangements
    • 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
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/1714—Conditioning of the outside of ink supply systems, e.g. inkjet collector cleaning, ink mist removal
    • 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
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00233—Housing, e.g. lock or hardened casing
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a franking machine with at least one print head of a printing unit for printing insertable or continuous flat shipping objects such as letters, postcards, printed products or the like.
  • a guide arrangement assigned to the printing head and having a conveying device via which the shipping objects have a flat side facing the printing unit pass the printhead.
  • franking machines such as those conveyed by WO 01 62503, WO 01 62504, WO 01 62505, WO 01 62506.
  • the object of the present invention is to design a franking machine of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that it always, i.e. with each use, can create a document-free, document-safe, consistent and high quality print that is free of external influences and meets the postal requirements.
  • Inkjet technology is increasingly being used in modern franking machines, in which special care must be taken to ensure that the dust carried by the transport of shipping objects does not lead to incrustations or clogging of the nozzles on the print heads.
  • the above object is achieved in that, at least in the proximity of the print head, a suction or compressed air conveying device acting on it against dust-like foreign substances or the like is arranged.
  • the area of proximity to the printhead is the closest spatial surroundings of the printhead, in which the mode of operation of the printhead head can not be affected by the exhaust air or compressed air supplied.
  • suction air has proven to be advantageous over compressed air because the dust particles to be removed can be removed in a targeted manner via an air stream.
  • the suction or compressed air conveying device has a blower arranged in an air duct, so that a space-saving arrangement can arise due to the limited space available or an optimal approach to the critical surrounding area can be achieved through the air duct.
  • a nozzle-like design has proven particularly effective; end of the air guide channel facing the proximity of the print head if it is arranged in the conveying direction of the shipping objects in front of the print head or in front of the printing unit.
  • the air duct with the end facing the proximity of the print head at least partially has a non-conveying area of at least one transport roller upstream of the printing object in the conveying direction of the shipping objects surrounds, whereby the dust particles adhering to the transport roller or the paper dust detached from the shipping objects are removed.
  • the spatial conditions allow, it makes sense if the end of the air guide channel facing the proximity of the print head extends at least partially over the effective conveying width of a transport roller.
  • the end of the air guide channel facing away from the proximity of the print head expediently ends outside the machine housing of the franking machine, so that the discharged foreign matter can be easily disposed of and thus no additional space is required within the machine housing.
  • the end of the air duct can be designed as a container for foreign matter extracted from the container.
  • the blower can be drive-connected to at least one of the driven transport rollers of the conveyor.
  • a gear can be provided to translate the speed between the transport rollers and the blower.
  • FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal section through a franking machine in the vicinity of a print head
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of the proximity of the print head according to FIG. 1,
  • Fig. 3 is a side view of a suction conveyor device in modular design and Fig. 4 is a partial view of a franking machine from the outside.
  • Fig. 1 shows parts of a franking machine 1 in the vicinity of a printhead 2 of an inkjet printing unit 3 or. Ink-jet printing unit. Furthermore, driven transport rollers 4, 5 and opposing counter-pressure rollers 6, 7 of a conveyor device are shown, between which a support roller 8 is arranged.
  • the direction of flow of the shipping objects, in particular letters, is indicated by arrow F.
  • a suction air conveying device 9, which consists of a so-called centrifugal blower 10, is connected upstream of the print head 2 in the transport direction F, to which an air duct 11 connects upstream of the air. 1 runs over an ineffective area of the transport roller 4 and across its width and ends in the paddle wheel housing 12 of the centrifugal blower 10.
  • the paddle wheel 13, which is mounted about a horizontal axis of rotation, sucks air from the surroundings of the print head 2 and the transport rollers axially and conveys them up away.
  • the suction opening 14 of the air duct 11 is designed like a nozzle and thus generates a high suction force with which foreign substances are removed from the proximity of the print head 2 and the transport roller 4.
  • FIG. 1 astonishingly conveys the effect of the suction opening on continuous shipping objects and the transport roller 4.
  • the paddle wheel 13 is driven by a pulley 15 which is drive-connected to the transport roller 4.
  • a transmission gear not specified, is interposed, by means of which a higher speed is imposed on the impeller 13.
  • the ejection end 17 of the air duct 11 is located on the outer wall of the machine housing, which encloses the franking machine 1.
  • 3 shows a suction air conveying device 9 which is produced in a modular design.
  • a chamber (not shown) could also be provided in the air guide duct 11, in which a replaceable dust bag is installed.
  • the sucked-in air would flow out through a filter fabric of the dust bag, whereas the dust particles in the polluted air would be collected in the bag.
  • the dust bag could be checked via an optical control (window) or a differential pressure measurement.
  • the proposed constructional measures enable a franking machine to be manufactured which allows significantly longer maintenance intervals, produces a high-quality printed image and does not require any post-processing of the printed images on the shipping objects.
  • the economy of a franking machine can thus be significantly improved.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Ink Jet (AREA)
  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
  • Accessory Devices And Overall Control Thereof (AREA)

Abstract

Sur des affranchisseuses (1), la tête d'impression (2) d'un élément d'impression (3) est vulnérable aux particules de poussière véhiculées lors du transport d'objets à expédier, tels que des lettres, cartes postales ou produits imprimés, et par les objets eux-mêmes. Ainsi, selon la présente invention, une affranchisseuse (1) est équipée d'un dispositif d'aspiration ou d'alimentation en air comprimé (9) agencé au moins à proximité de la tête d'impression (2), lequel dispositif protège cette dernière contre des impuretés sous forme de poussières.
EP02701143A 2001-03-13 2002-03-10 Affranchisseuse Expired - Lifetime EP1371023B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CH4602001 2001-03-13
CH460012001 2001-03-13
PCT/CH2002/000143 WO2002073541A1 (fr) 2001-03-13 2002-03-10 Affranchisseuse

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EP1371023A1 true EP1371023A1 (fr) 2003-12-17
EP1371023B1 EP1371023B1 (fr) 2012-08-29

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EP (1) EP1371023B1 (fr)
AU (1) AU2002234474B9 (fr)
WO (1) WO2002073541A1 (fr)

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AU2002234474A1 (en) 2002-09-24
US6758560B2 (en) 2004-07-06
AU2002234474B2 (en) 2007-11-29
EP1371023B1 (fr) 2012-08-29
AU2002234474A9 (en) 2008-07-03
AU2002234474A2 (en) 2003-06-05
AU2002234474B9 (en) 2008-07-10
WO2002073541A1 (fr) 2002-09-19

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