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US3731068A
US3731068A US00091800A US3731068DA US3731068A US 3731068 A US3731068 A US 3731068A US 00091800 A US00091800 A US 00091800A US 3731068D A US3731068D A US 3731068DA US 3731068 A US3731068 A US 3731068A
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  • a postage meter having a mechanism which is rotatable to print a postage impression of a selected value.
  • a mechanism for setting the postage value is provided, and is assembled with the printing mechanism for rotation therewith.
  • This setting mechanism includes selector wheels which are coaxially rotatable, and
  • the setting mechanism has four adjustable register-driving gear clusters which are normally disengaged from the register pinions, but engage them during printing. Mechanisms are provided for choking the register, and for clamping the choke devices to provide positive register locking when the driving gear clusters are disengaged from the pinions.
  • the setting bars comprise an assembly of individual bar members, pairs of which are connected together for joint translation. The bars are nested in a unique way, and are formed with respective gear tooth racks which adjust the register-driving gear clusters and set the numerical value of the postage printing wheels.
  • Rectification is accomplished by pawls which engage the setting bar racks, and have a mutually interlocking relationship with a shutter disk.
  • This interlock operates either to disable the meter trip mechanism, and thus prevent postage printing operation, when the setting bars are not in rectified position; or to lock the setting bars during a postage printing cycle.
  • a deadlock latch which acts as an intermediate link between the shutter disk and trip mechanism, also blocks the trip mechanism when the descending postage balance is low, or the register compartment access door is open.
  • Dispensing mechanisms usually include some means for dispensing a tangible article or printing an impression of some value, and a trip mechanism for triggering a cycle of dispensation.
  • a mechanism of economic accountability usually a numerical register, to keep a cumulative record of value dispensed over many operating cycles.
  • FIGS. 3 through 6 respectively are perspective views of, the postage-setting mechanisms foreach of the four driveable numerical orders of the register of that meter.
  • FIGS. 7 and 8 comprise a series of sequential sectional views illustrating the operating progression of the register driving mechanism of that meter. These sections are both taken along lines 7--7 of FIG. 9, looking in the direction of the arrows.
  • FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the sub-assembly of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of the same sub-assembly, seen from the plane indicated by lines 10-10 the trip and lock-out mechanisms of this postage meter in consecutive and/or alternative operating conditions.
  • FIG. '1 is a side elevational view of a postage meter embodying this invention, with the protective cover broken away for clarity of illustration.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a sub-assembly comprising the postage printing and setting mechanisms of that meter.
  • FIGS. 11D and 11E are views similar to FIGS. 11A through 11C, but limited to the regiSter lock-out mechanism.
  • FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view, with parts broken away' for clarity of illustration, of the trip mechanism of FIGS. 1 1A through 11C.
  • FIG. 13 is-a top plan view of the'register choking, v
  • FIG. 14 isa sectional view taken along the lines 14' 14 of FIG. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, and showing the same mechanism as FIG. 13.
  • FIGS. 15A through 15C are fragmentary top plan views, correlated with FIGS. 11A through llC respec- And FIG. 18 is a sectional view taken alonglines 18-8 of FIG. 16, looking in the direction of the ar-
  • FIG. 18 is a sectional view taken alonglines 18-8 of FIG. 16, looking in the direction of the ar-
  • the same reference characters refer to the same elements throughout all the views of the drawing.
  • the motor and shaft drive reduction gearing 48 When the power is switched on, the motor and shaft drive reduction gearing 48, an output shaft 50 and a drive gear 52 secured to the output shaft.
  • the gear 52 drivingly engages a gear 54 which is secured to a carriage 144 supporting the postage printing mechanism 32 and a setting mechanism 60.
  • the latter mechanism includes manual postage selection means 58 mounted at the front end of the carriage, and a plurality of register-driving gear clusters 62 mounted on the rear end of the carriage.
  • the carriage 144 is mounted for rotation in response to gear 54 and about an axis 56, by means of a rear shaft 64 journaled upon a rear frame plate 66, and a forward shaft 68 journaled by means of a flanged bushing 69 upon a front frame plate 70. Both frame plates 66 and 70 are upstanding from a meter floor 67.
  • the register 74 contains a numerical record of the descending postage credit balance, and also the ascending cumulative total of postage dispensed over the entire life of the meter 30.
  • the register comprises several numerical orders, which in the U.S. monetary system represent different decimal places, i.e., the register contains numerical display wheels 76.1 through 76.7 representing, for example, tenths of cents through thousands of dollars respectively. Through conventional Geneva gearing, each of these numerical orders is connected to. those above it for decimal carries.
  • postage printing mechanism 32 is operable upon rota- .tion about a horizontal axis; and the setting mechanism 60 is rotatable therewith and includes the cluster gears v 62 which engage the register input pinions 72 during that rotation, to accomplish the register input function. It followsthat the register driving clusters 62 are engaged with the register pinions 72 only during a portion of the postage dispensing cycle. At all other times the register 74 is disengaged therefrom, and in the prior art Rouan meter this left the register in a floating, insecure condition.
  • each cluster 62 of the present meter comprises a plurality of the gear segments 94, each having different numbers of teeth, and the value of the register input is selected, to correspond to the amount of postage dispensed, by rotating these clusters segments 94 to the register pinions 72.
  • the settingmechanism responsible for rotating these clusters consisted of a direct gear sector and pinion connecting manual selector levers to the clusters. The geometry of that arrangement was such that only two numerical orders of the register could be set from manual selector members placed in side-by-side relationship.
  • Another problem with the prior art meter just described is that it contained no provision for rectifying the setting mechanism; i.e., setting it precisely-at some quantized numerical level corresponding to an allowed amount of postage, and not allowing it to slip into some indeterminate or intermediate position between allowed postage levels.
  • each translatable bar 98 as an assembly of at least two separate bar members 100 and 102 connected together for joint translation, thus simplifying the manufacturing problems.
  • separate rack means 104, and 126 are formed on the .various bar members for engagement with pinions 128, 112 and 90 of the cluster gears 62, postage printing wheels 96 and manual postage selector wheels 80 respectively.
  • FIG. 2 provides a detailed view of the printing and setting mechanisms mounted on therotatable carriage 144.
  • the setting mechanism 60 comprises selection mechanism 58 which is partially enclosed in a housing 89 and includes notched finger disks 80.1 through 80.4 to which are secured postage read-out number wheels 82.1 through 82.4 respectively.
  • Each finger disk 80 and its associated number wheel 82 are integrally molded of a plastic material, and rotatably mounted upon a horizontal selection mechanism shaft 84 journaled between the two arms of a U-shaped bracket 86 (see also FIG. 9) on the carriage 144.
  • Each finger disk and number wheel assembly 80, 82 has integrally molded therewith a respective one of the selector pinions 90.1 through 90.4, which drive the setting mechanism 60, causing it to perform two related functions.
  • the first of these functions is to set the type wheels 95 of printing mechanism 32 into position to print the selected amount of postage; and the second is to adjust the displacements which the register driving gear clusters 62 impart to their respective register input pinions 72.
  • Each of these register driving gear clusters 62 comprises a hub 92 on which are formed nine different angularly spaced gear segments 94.1 through 94.9 containing one through nine gear teeth respectively, and corresponding to the numerical values one through nine which the selection mechanism 58 can assign to each of four decimal orders.
  • the hubs 92 are mounted for rotation about vertical shafts 96 in response to the setting mechanism 60. Such rotation determines which of the gear segments 94.1 through 94.9, or the space 94.0, is presented to the associated register input pinion 72. When the space 94.0 is thus selected, there is a zero input to the associated register order; and when one of the segments 94.1 through 94.9 with progressively increasing numbers of gear teeth is selected, the input to the associated register order corresponds to selection of postage levels one through nine respectively.
  • the first four decimal orders 76.1 through 76.4 of register 74 are the ones which are driveable by respective gear clusters 62; the remaining register orders 76.5 through 76.7 changing only in response to conventional Geneva gearing (not shown) upon receiving decimal carries from lower orders.
  • the postage level may be manually set in four separate decimal orders, employing the selector members 80.1 through 80.4, and the meter 30 is able to print four decimal orders of postage, for which the printing mechanism 32 comprises four decimal order print wheels 95.1 through 95.4 respectively.
  • the setting mechanism 60 comprises a connecting linkage including four bar assemblies 98.1 through 98.4 which are responsive to the four selector pinions-90.1 through 90.4 respectively.
  • these bar assemblies comprise rather complicated shapes which are simplified for manufacturing purposes by dividing them into respective front and rear bar members 100 and 102, and using respective fastening screws 124 to unite each pair of bars for translation as a unit.
  • the front bars 100.1 through 100.4 respond to the selector pinions 90 and set the type wheels 95 of postage printing mechanism 32. They are formed with respective toothed racks 104.1 through 104.4 which engage the selector pinions 90.1 through 90.4 respectively.
  • the front bars are formed with print wheel drive branches 106.1 through 106.4 respectively bent at an angle thereto. Branch 106.4 slants somewhat upwardly from bar 100.4, while the other branches 106.1 through 106.3 extend sidewardly from bars 104.1 through 104.3 respectively at angles of about 90, and have extensions which are slanted slightly upwardly.
  • the slanted branch 106.4 and each of the slanted extensions of branches 106.1 through 106.3 extend into interleaved relationship (see FIG. 10) with the four decimal order postage printing wheels 95.1 through 95.4, and broaden out to form toothed racks 110.1 through 110.4 respectively.
  • the racks 110 drive pinions 112.1 through 112.4 respectively, each of l which is formed integrally with an associated one of the postage printing wheels 95.1 through 95.4 respectively; all the print wheels and their pinions being rotatably mounted upon a common shaft 114 (FIG. 10) which is non-rotatably affixed to a print mechanism housing 1 l6 tions: setting the gear clusterS 62; rectification of the setting mechanism and slidably mounting the bar assemblies 98 on the carriage 144.
  • the bars 102.1 through 102.4 are formed with toothed rack tabs 126.1 through 126.4 respectively bent at right angles thereto, which engage pinions 128.1 through 128.4 respectively, secured to gear cluster hubs 92.1 through 92.4 respectively.
  • any one of the bar assemblies 98 is longitudinally translated, such motion causes the rack tab 126 thereof to rotate the associated pinion 128' and gear cluster 62 about its shaft 96, thus selecting the angular position of the cluster.
  • This presents a particular gear segment 94 of the cluster to its register input pinion 72, i.e., the segment with the number of register-driving teeth which is appropriate to the particular postage level desired for the particular decimal order.
  • the rectifying mechanism claimed was one in which rectifying pawls were resiliently biased into nested engagement with position-determining teeth formed on any appropriate member of the setting mechanism.
  • rectification is accomplished specifically by providing a special toothed rectifying rack 132 on each of the translatable bar assemblies 98, and the resiliently biased rectifying pawls (designated 134) act directly on those racks.
  • the advantage of this approach is that the rectifying action takes place close to the register driving cluster gears 62, and thus reduces backlash in the positioning of those gears.
  • the rear bar members 102.1 though 102.4 are formed with respective right angle dog-leg bends 102a from which are folded respective right angle flanges 130.1 through 130.4.
  • These bar flanges 130 have two functions, one of which .is rectification. They are formed with toothed rectifying racks 132.1 through 132.4 respectively, which cooperate. with respective rectifying pawls 134.1 through 134.4.
  • One pair of oddnumbered pawls 134.1 and 134.3 are in superposed relationship and are pivotally mounted on the upper surface of the carriage 144 (see FIGS. 1, 2 and 16) by a single fastener 136.1, and the other pair of even-numbered pawls 134.2 and 134.4 are similarly superposed and mounted on the lower surface of the carriage by fastener 136.2.
  • Each of these pawls 134 is formed with a tooth 138 which nests between the teeth of the associated rectifying rack 132 when the associated bar assembly 98 is in one of its rectified positions, or rides over those teeth 132, rotating the associated pawl 134 .about its fastener 136, when the associated bar assembly is between rectified positions.
  • the Rotating Carriage claims a carriage which is arranged to form an elongated cavity within which register-driving cluster gears are rotatably mounted, and bar means are mounted for translation whereby to rotate the cluster gears.
  • the present invention carries that concept further, specifically providing a carriage 144 the rear of which comprises a pair of upper and lower confronting plates 146 and 148 respectively for rotatably mounting the cluster gears 62 and slidably mounting the bar means 98, and the front of which comprises the housing 89 in which the postage selection mechanism 58 is rotatably supported on bracket 86.
  • the space between the plates 146 and 148 constitutes a rear cavity 150 within which the bar means 98 are housed, the interior of housing 89 constitutes a front cavity 88 in which the selection mechanism 58 is contained, and the bar means 98 extend longitudinally forward from rear cavity 150 into front cavity 88 to engage the postage selection mechanism 58.
  • the carriage 144 also comprises a four-pronged forked frame member 152 (FIGS. 1, A and 16) atv the forward end of the cavity 150, to which the upper and lower plates 146 and 148 are secured by fasteners 330; and a disk 154 (FIGS. 1, 2, l3 and 14) to which these plates are secured at the rear of cavity 150, by means of tabs 156 and fasteners 157.
  • the carriage members 146, 148, 152 and 154 thus form a strong rectangular frame to support the bars 98 and cluster gears 62 within rear cavity 150.
  • the front wall of the four-pronged member 152 is formed with a circular passageway opening 152a surrounded by a hollow cylindrical shaft 68, which is integral with the front wall of member 152 and projects forwardly therefrom.
  • a smaller diameter sleeve 71 is secured to the rear wall ll6b of print mechanism housing 116, and projects rearwardly therefrom into the interior of the hollow' shaft 68 to mount the housing 116 (and the print mechanism 32 therein) upon the pronged member 152.
  • Two hollow roll pins (cylindrical pins rolled from sheet stock) pass through diametrically opposite radial openings 63 formed in the shaft-68 and sleeve 71, to secure the shaft and sleeve together. These pins are squeezed prior to insertion in the holes 63, and then expand for a friction fit therein.
  • set screws 61 are threaded into tapped holes 59 which are formed on opposite sides of frame member 152 and sleeve 71 at displacements from holes 63, thus forming a more rigid assembly.
  • the U-shaped bracket 86 which supports the selection mechanism 58, is secured by fasteners 332 to the front wall 116a of housing 116 (FIG. 9), and its two arms project forwardly therefrom.
  • the selector housing 89 is also mounted on the front wall of housing 116.
  • the entire carriage 144 is mounted for rotation about axis 56 by means of the shaft 64, which protrudes rearwardly from disk 154 and is journalled on the rear frame plate 66, and hollow shaft 68 which is joumaled within shouldered bushing 69.
  • the bushing in turn is supported upon the front frame plate 70.
  • Opening 152a and the hollow interiors of shaft 68, bushing 69, sleeve 71 and housing 116 define a continuous axial passageway through which the bar assemblies 98 pass from the rear cavity to the front cavity 88.
  • the second function of thebar flanges 130 is to mount the bar assemblies 98 slidably on the carriage 144.
  • the underside of carriage plate 146 is formed with a wide, shallow channel 158 which is elongated in the direction parallel to axiS 56, and slidably receives an upper pair of odd-numbered bar flanges 130.1 and 130.3 in superposed relationship.
  • These flanges are retained within the channel 158 by means of a rivet 160 which is driven upwardly into the carriage plate 146 through a pair of slots 162.1 and 162.3 formed in both flanges 130.1 and 130.3 respectively.
  • the rivet has an enlarged flanges overlapping the edges of the slots 162, to prevent vertical escape of the flanges.
  • the upper surface of carriage plate 148 is formed with a wide, shallow channel 164 which slidably receives a lower pair of even-numbered bar flanges 130.2 and 130.4 in superposed relationship.
  • rivets 160 and 166 are also retained within the channel 164 by means of another headed rivet 166 which is driven downwardly through respective slots 162.2 and 162.4 thereof into the lower carriage plate 148.
  • the heads of rivets 160 and 166 are not tight against the bar flanges 130, so as to avoid binding their sliding movement;
  • Pinions 128 are provided to rotate each gear cluster 62 in this manner, each pinion being located at one end of its associated shaft 96 and hub 92, adjacent to one of the carriage plates 146 or 148, where it is conveniently engageable by the associated bar rack 126 for rotating the cluster gear in response to translation of the associated bar assembly 98.
  • odd-numbered alternate cluster gears 62.1 and 62.3 are located on one side of the carriage 144, and drive their respective register input pinions 72.1 and 72.3 during a first half of the carriagerotation (as illustrated for cluster gear 62.1 in FIGS. 7 and 8).
  • Even-numbered alternate cluster gears 62.2 and 62.4 are located on the 'opposite side of the carriage, and thus drive their respective pinions 72.2 and 72.4 during the second half of such rotation.
  • the carriage frame 152 serves many subsidiary functions.
  • a pair of leaf springs 168 (FIGS. 1 and are secured on opposite sides of the frame member 152 by machine screws 170.
  • Each leaf spring is fork-shaped pain to form pairs of independently flexing tines 172.1, 172.3 (extending upwardly) and 172.2, 172.4 (extending downwardly), which engage respective projections 140.1 through 140.4 of respective rectifying pawls 134.1 through 134.4.
  • the upper and lower surfaces of frame member 152 receive'the rectifying pawl fasteners 136.1 and 136.3, respectively; and the side surfaces thereof receive the leaf spring fasteners 170.
  • .member 152 allows the right angle dog-leg bends 102a of bar members 102.1 and 102.3 to reach upwardly through the upper bifurcation thereof, and those of the other two bar members 102.2 and 102.4 to reach downwardly through the lower bifurcation; so that their flanges 130 engage respectively with rectifying pawls 134.1 and 134.3 atop the frame member 152, and 134.2 and 134.4 below the frame member.
  • each bar assembly 98 is complicated by the requirement that it performflve functions simultaneously: driven engagement with one of the selector pinions 90; driving engagement with one of the print wheel pinions 112; rectifying engagement with one of the pawls 134; driving engagement with one of the cluster pinions 128; and slidable mounting of the bar assembly itself upon one of the rear carriage plates 146 or 148.
  • the design is further complicated by the fact that only the selector pinions 90 and cluster pinions 128 are located with the carriage cavities 88 and 150 respectively and are thereof adjacent to the path of translation of the main bar members 100 and 102 respectively; whereas the print wheel pinions 112 are displaced sidewardly therefrom, and the rectifying pawls 134 are'loca ted above and below the carriage frame member 152.
  • the problem of print wheel pinion engagement is solved by providing the forward bar members 100 with the sidewardly extending branches 106 which bring the toothed racks 110 into proximity with print wheel pinions 112, while the problem of rectifying pawl engagement is solved by providing the vertically extending right angle dog-leg bends 102a, as previously described.
  • the bar assemblies 98 must be translatable independently of each other, without any interference between the various bends 102a and branches 106, in order that the four register orders 74.1 through.74.4 be settable independently.
  • the flanges 130 and racks 126 must avoid mutual interference while performing their respective functions of slidably mounting the bar assemblies 98 on the carriage plates 146 and 148, and driving the luster pinions 128.
  • the various parts of the bar assemblies 98.1 through 98.4 are folded, interleaved and slidably nested with each other in a unique way which is one of the novel features of this invention.
  • the forward bar members 100.1 through 100.4 of each assembly 98 are arranged in parallel, side-by-side (and therefore non-interfering) relationship within the selector cavity 88.
  • the two lower order bars 100.1 and 100.2 are positioned below, and the two higher order bars 100.3 and 100.4 above, the axis of rotation of the shaft 84. Consequently, as seen in FIG. 10, the two lower order selector racks 104.1 and 104.2 engage their respective pinions 90.1 and 90.2 from below, while the two higher order selector racks 104.3 and 104.4 engage their respective selection pinions 90.3 and 90.4 from above.
  • the bar assemblies 98.1 and 98.2 are driven rearwardly by their respective pinions 90.1 and 90.2, from the forward limiting positions of these bar assemblies illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 5 respectively.
  • the bar assemblies 98.3 and 98.4 are driven forwardly by their respective pinions 90.3 and 90.4, from the rearward limiting positions of these bar assemblies illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 3 respectively.
  • slots 162.3 and 162.4 extend rearwardly from their respective rivets 160 and 166, while slots 162.1 and 162.2 extend forwardly therefrom.
  • the direction of rotation of the respective cluster gears 62 and print wheels depends on the direction of translation of their bar assemblies 98.
  • the described vertical displacement of bar members from each other permits their respective sidewardly extending, print-wheel-driving branches 106 to overlie one another within-the print wheel housing 1 16, to avoid mutual interference.
  • the lowermost of these members is the lowest order branch 106.1; which is bent from the lower-edge of bar 100.1, one of the two lower bars 100 (see also FIG. 6).
  • the next one above is the second order branch 106.2, which achieves a spaced, overlying, non-interfering relationship to branch 106.1 by being bent from the upper edge of the other lower bar 100.2 (see also FIG. 5).
  • the third order branch 106.3 which achieves a spaced overlying, noninterfering relationship to branch 106.2 by being bent from the lower edge of the bar 100.3 (see also FIG. 4), one of those positioned above bars 100.1 and 100.2.
  • the fourth order branch 106.4 achieves a spaced, overlying, non-interfering relationship with branch 106.3 by being bent from the top edge of the other upper bar 100.4 (see also FIG. 3).
  • the rear bars 1021 through 102.4 are connected to their respective front bars 100.1 through 100.4, extending rearwardly therefrom in relatively closely

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