EP1622090A3 - Franking system with ink level control - Google Patents

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EP1622090A3
EP1622090A3 EP05291290A EP05291290A EP1622090A3 EP 1622090 A3 EP1622090 A3 EP 1622090A3 EP 05291290 A EP05291290 A EP 05291290A EP 05291290 A EP05291290 A EP 05291290A EP 1622090 A3 EP1622090 A3 EP 1622090A3
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ink level
ink
unused nozzles
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Bénédicte Nlend
Dany Ray
Patrick Blanluet
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Quadient Technologies France SA
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Neopost Technologies 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
    • 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
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17566—Ink level or ink residue control
    • 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
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17543—Cartridge presence detection or type identification
    • B41J2/17546—Cartridge presence detection or type identification electronically
    • 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
    • B41J29/38—Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
    • B41J29/393—Devices for controlling or analysing the entire machine ; Controlling or analysing mechanical parameters involving printing of test patterns
    • 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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  • 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

Procédé de blocage du fonctionnement d'un module d'impression jetable comportant un réservoir d'encre et une pluralité de buses d'éjection d'encre dont des buses non utilisées et destiné à être monté sur une base d'une machine à affranchir dans lequel on forme préalablement un compteur de niveau d'encre résiduel à partir d'une première partie déterminée des buses non utilisées, on détermine le volume d'encre consommé, on détruit une des buses non utilisées du compteur de niveau d'encre résiduel à chaque fois que le module d'impression est monté sur une nouvelle base de machine à affranchir ou que le volume d'encre consommé dépasse un niveau d'encre prédéterminé, et on bloque le fonctionnement du module d'impression lorsque toutes les buses non utilisées du compteur de niveau d'encre résiduel ont été détruites.

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A method of blocking the operation of a disposable printing module having an ink reservoir and a plurality of ink ejection nozzles including unused nozzles and to be mounted on a base of a franking machine in wherein a residual ink level counter is first formed from a first determined portion of the unused nozzles, the amount of ink consumed is determined, and one of the unused nozzles of the residual ink level counter is destroyed. each time the print module is mounted on a new postage meter base or the amount of ink consumed exceeds a predetermined ink level, and the operation of the print module is blocked when all the unused nozzles are in use Residual ink level counter was destroyed.
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EP05291290A 2004-07-13 2005-06-16 Franking system with ink level control Not-in-force EP1622090B1 (en)

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FR0407791A FR2873222A1 (en) 2004-07-13 2004-07-13 CONTROLLED INK LEVEL POSTAGE SYSTEM

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EP1622090A3 true EP1622090A3 (en) 2007-02-28
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US20060012626A1 (en) 2006-01-19
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EP1622090A2 (en) 2006-02-01
FR2873222A1 (en) 2006-01-20
DE602005011076D1 (en) 2009-01-02

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