EP1371023B1 - Affranchisseuse - Google Patents

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EP1371023B1
EP1371023B1 EP02701143A EP02701143A EP1371023B1 EP 1371023 B1 EP1371023 B1 EP 1371023B1 EP 02701143 A EP02701143 A EP 02701143A EP 02701143 A EP02701143 A EP 02701143A EP 1371023 B1 EP1371023 B1 EP 1371023B1
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Werner Haug
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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

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  • 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, with a printhead associated, a conveyor having guide assembly over which the shipping objects with the printing unit facing flat side pass the printhead.
  • 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, with a printhead associated, a conveyor having guide assembly over which the shipping objects with the printing unit facing flat side pass the printhead.
  • the pre-published US Pat. No. 6,017,111 relates to an inkjet printing direction for printing images on a web of fabric. It consists of means that prevent the ingestion of a liquid, the Einftusslose on the print quality of the ink mist generated by the printing process.
  • the pressure device has a suction device provided next to the pressure region.
  • the former EP-A-0 416 849 teaches a postage meter having a printhead having a plurality of ink jet nozzles arranged in a row.
  • the nozzles are connected to an ink receptacle and selectively actuatable to eject the ink from the nozzles. Furthermore, supply means for transporting packages at a distance and across the row of nozzles are provided.
  • the object of the present invention is to design a franking machine of the type mentioned above so that it can always, ie with each use, create a foreign-free, document-true, the postal requirements sufficient print image of consistent and high quality.
  • inkjet technology is increasingly being used, with special care being taken to ensure that the dust carried by the transport of shipping objects does not lead to encrustation or clogging of the nozzles on the print heads.
  • the above object is achieved in that at least in the approximate region of the print head on this dust-like foreign matter or the like.
  • Acting acting suction or Druckbuch devisvoriques is provided with a arranged in an air duct blower and that preferably nozzle formed at the end of the approach range of the print head facing Heilleitkanals viewed in the conveying direction of the shipping objects is arranged in front of the print head.
  • the proximity region to the print head is the closest spatial environment of the print head, in which the operation of the print head can not be affected by the discharged suction air or the supplied compressed air.
  • suction air has proven to be advantageous over compressed air, because the dust particles to be removed are selectively discharged via an air flow.
  • the suction or compressed air conveying device has a blower arranged in an air duct, so that a space-saving arrangement manner can arise due to the limited space available or an optimal approach to the critical surrounding area can be achieved by the air duct.
  • a preferably nozzle-like trained the approximate region of the print head facing the end of the air duct, which 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 approach region of the print head at least partially a conveying ineffective region of at least one in the conveying direction of the shipping objects upstream of the print head surrounds, whereby the adhering to the transport roller dust particles or the paper dust dissolved by the shipping objects are removed.
  • the spatial conditions allow it, it makes sense if the proximate region of the print head facing the end of the air duct at least partially on the effective conveying width of a transport roller he stretches.
  • the end of the air duct may be formed as a collecting container sucked foreign matter.
  • the fan may be drive-connected to at least one of the driven transport rollers of the conveyor.
  • a gearbox for the translation of the rotational speed between transport rollers and blower can be provided.
  • Fig. 1 shows in part a franking machine 1 in the proximity region of a print head 2 of an inkjet printing unit 3, respectively. Ink-jet printing unit. Furthermore, driven transport rollers 4, 5 and opposite counter-pressure rollers 6, 7 of a conveyor are shown, between which a support roller 8 is arranged. The passage direction of the shipping objects, in particular letters, is indicated by arrow F.
  • the printhead 2 is preceded by a Saugluft devisvoriques 9 in the transport direction F, which consists of a so-called.
  • Centrifugal fan 10 to the air upstream an air duct 11 connects. This runs according to Fig. 1 via a conveyor ineffective area of the transport roller 4 and over the width and ends in the Schaufelradgepatuse 12 of the rotary blower 10.
  • the mounted around a horizontal axis of rotation paddle 13 sucks air from the environment of the print head 2 and the transport rollers axially and promotes them upwards away.
  • the suction opening 14 of the air channel 11 is formed like a nozzle and thus produces a high suction force with which foreign matter from the proximity region of the print head 2 and the transport roller 4 are removed.
  • Fig. 1 conveys impressively the action of the suction on continuous shipping objects and the transport roller. 4
  • an unspecified transmission gearbox is interposed, through which the blade wheel 13, a greater speed is imposed.
  • 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.
  • Fig. 3 is a produced in modular design Saug Kunststoffestvortechnik 9 shown.
  • a chamber could be provided (not shown), in which a replaceable dust bag is installed.
  • the sucked air would flow through a filter fabric of the dust bag, while the dust particles are collected in the polluted air in the bag.
  • the dust bag could be controlled via an optical control (window) or a differential pressure measurement. If the dust formation within the franking machine is relatively low, it is possible to dispense with the insertion of a dust bag, ie the air containing only slightly dust can be blown directly into the open air.
  • the proposed constructional measures make it possible to produce a franking machine which allows significantly longer maintenance intervals, produces a high-quality printed image and does not require post-processing of the printed images on the mailing objects.
  • the economy of a franking machine can thus be significantly improved.

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  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
  • Accessory Devices And Overall Control Thereof (AREA)

Claims (8)

  1. Affranchisseuse (1), avec au moins une tête d'impression. (2) d'une unité d'impression (3) pour imprimer des objets à expédier plats pouvant être placés dans l'affranchisseuse ou passant à travers celle-ci, comme des lettres, des cartes postales, des produits imprimés ou analogues, avec un dispositif de guidage associé à la tête d'impression (2), présentant un convoyeur et au moyen duquel les objets à expédier passent à travers la tête d'impression (2) par un côté plat tourné vers l'unité d'impression (3), caractérisée en ce qu'un dispositif d'aspiration ou d'alimentation en air comprimé (9), doté d'une soufflante (10) disposée dans un conduit de guidage d'air (11), est prévu au moins dans la région proche de la tête d'impression (2) et agit sur celle-ci pour la protéger contre des corps étrangers sous forme de poussières ou analogues, et en ce qu'une extrémité, réalisée de préférence à la manière d'une buse, du conduit de guidage d'air (11) tourné vers la région proche de la tête d'impression (2), est disposée avant la tête d'impression (2), considéré dans le sens de transport (F) des objets à expédier.
  2. Affranchisseuse (1) selon la revendication 1, avec un convoyeur présentant des cylindres de transport (4, 5, 6, 7) rotatifs autour d'axes disposés transversalement au sens de transport des objets à expédier, caractérisée en ce que le conduit de guidage d'air (11), à l'extrémité tournée vers la région proche de la tête d'impression (2), entoure au moins partiellement une région inactive pour le transport d'au moins un cylindre de transport (4) placé avant la tête d'impression (2) dans le sens de transport (F) des objets à expédier.
  3. Affranchisseuse (1) selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'extrémité du conduit de guidage d'air (11) qui est tournée vers la région proche de la tête d'impression (2) s'étend au moins en partie sur la largeur active pour le transport d'un cylindres de transport (4).
  4. Affranchisseuse (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, avec un carter de machine (16) entourant l'affranchisseuse (1), caractérisée en ce que l'extrémité du conduit de guidage d'air (11) qui est éloignée de la région proche de la tête d'impression (2) se termine à l'extérieur du carter de machine (16).
  5. Affranchisseuse (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que l'extrémité du conduit de guidage d'air (11) qui est éloignée de la région proche de la tête d'impression (2) est réalisée sous forme de récipient collecteur pour les corps étrangers aspirés.
  6. Affranchisseuse (1) selon l'une des revendications 2 à 5, caractérisée en ce que la soufflante (10) est en liaison motrice avec au moins un des cylindres de transport entraînés (4, 5) du convoyeur.
  7. Affranchisseuse (1) selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que la soufflante (10) est, au moyen d'un mécanisme de transmission, entraînée à une plus grande vitesse de rotation que les cylindres de transport (4, 5, 6, 7).
  8. Affranchisseuse (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisée en ce qu'un récipient collecteur du genre sac filtrant, destiné aux particules de poussière, est disposé dans le conduit de guidage d'air, (11).
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