WO1991009385A1 - Machine automatique pour la production et la distribution d'articles imprimes - Google Patents

Machine automatique pour la production et la distribution d'articles imprimes Download PDF

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WO1991009385A1
WO1991009385A1 PCT/EP1990/002079 EP9002079W WO9109385A1 WO 1991009385 A1 WO1991009385 A1 WO 1991009385A1 EP 9002079 W EP9002079 W EP 9002079W WO 9109385 A1 WO9109385 A1 WO 9109385A1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/26—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for printing, stamping, franking, typing or teleprinting apparatus

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  • the invention relates to an automatic machine for the production and output of printed products with a computer, an input keyboard, a display device, a money accepting device, a paper transport, a printer and a paper separating device.
  • Such machines are known for example from US 4,024,380. After entering a zip code, parcels or envelopes are printed directly with the zip code and a postage stamp, or a corresponding sticker is issued. However, these machines can only be used safely for a few and precisely defined purposes. No choice is provided for the shape and arrangement of the printout.
  • the present invention has for its object to allow interested parties to be completely independent of any operating personnel and also as time
  • the automatic machine according to the invention does not require any operating personnel and does not require any particular external conditions such as large rooms, particularly bright light and the like, its possible uses are particularly varied, i.e.
  • the machine can be set up in department stores as well as at trade fairs, at airports, in train stations or even the public road network, and thus offers a wide range of people, in particular travelers and people who are surprisingly presented with the necessity, for example to have business cards or the like, the possibility of taking suddenly occurring necessities into account.
  • the machine can be built in numerous variants and expanded to the printing system, i.e. depending on the type of customer group to be expected and the more or less frequenting to be expected, it is possible to adapt to the needs. So it is e.g. possible to equip the machine so that it can handle a limited number of pre-cut formats for the individual printed products, i.e. holds one or more blanks for letterhead or business cards and the like, but he can also do this
  • TT be set up so that the individual formats are only cut after printing has taken place.
  • the printing material that is to say paper, cardboard or also plastic film, is kept ready in rolls and optionally one or the other stock is used. Provision can also be made to keep pre-cut formats and / or roll goods in different materials, so that there is the possibility of multiple selections.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 Exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown schematically in FIGS. 1 and 2 and are explained below:
  • FIG. 1 shows, in a side and a front view, a schematic representation of a possibility of arranging the individual device parts within a housing
  • FIG. 2 shows another possible form of arrangement
  • Figure 3 shows the linkage of the functional elements to the printing system for clarification.
  • FIG. 1 shows a device in front and side view, which shows a possible structure of the device according to the invention for printed products which can be produced with the machine.
  • the device is expediently fitted with a clearly understandable and detailed, clearly visible Provide operating instructions, which can optionally be attached together with the display of the selectable variants in a selection field, which is shown as an example in FIG. 2 as 12.
  • This device is provided with a sensor monitor 1 (touch screen), by means of which the desired print product is selected and the entire dialogue is conducted with the user. Confirmation of the choice made is made visible on monitor 1. If the information is found to be correct, the desired quantity of printed product is entered by further actuation of the sensor monitor 1, which is also visibly confirmed on the display 1.
  • the acceptance of money taking place at 2 can expediently be set up both on hard money and on paper money 5 and be coupled to a changing device 3.
  • the money changing device can also be arranged as a separate, operable and functioning independent device
  • a display 13 is connected to the acceptance of the money or the money changing device 3 coupled to it, which provides the interested party with precise information about the total amount to be paid, the partial amount still to be paid and finally a confirmation of the properly paid total amount.
  • the last-mentioned confirmation activates the computer 7, which in turn activates all subsequent device parts.
  • the latter visibly displays on monitor 1 the request to the prospect, the information corresponding to the selected program by means of the sensor key 1 or a separate keyboard 8 (see FIG. 2). to enter.
  • This has the display 14 for the visible reproduction of the entered data and can also be provided with a confirmation key in the monitor 1 or in the keyboard 8, which has the effect that the input is made line by line in such a way that only after Confirmation of the correctness of the entered and displayed data by means of the confirmation key, the data for the next line can be entered until finally all entries are made, which are finally confirmed by means of the confirmation key or a separate key.
  • an intermediate memory (computer 15) is activated and the data entered are stored therein.
  • a buffer 16 is connected downstream of the buffer store in FIG. 15, which serves to check all previous operations again for correctness and only when this has been determined, the
  • the controller 16 is expediently not only electronically linked to the intermediate memory 15, from which it receives the stored data, but also to enable a comparative control with the preceding device parts, insofar as these data have been entered into them or passed on by them are so that this data flows successively to the controller 16, is collected by the latter and finally compared with the data determined by the buffer store 15 and the other device parts are only activated if they match.
  • the paper feed 9 is controlled, which continuously feeds the required paper to the printer 10, which, after positive confirmation by the controller 16, has received the data stored in the buffer memory 15, which the latter now prints on the paper.
  • the paper printed by the printer 10 is fed to the cutting system 17, which may be integrated in the printer unit, is cut by the latter to the desired or corresponding program and fed to the output, where it is removed from an output window 11 or the like provided therein can.
  • the forwarding of the print carrier from the printer 10 to the cutting system which may be integrated therein and also the forwarding of the print carrier to the output 11 can be provided in different ways, namely in such a way that each printed sheet is immediately forwarded to the cutting system, or but a predetermined number of the printed sheets are collected and transported in packets, or finally all sheets are forwarded only after the printing process has ended, or in a corresponding manner
  • the output 11 with a window is advantageously linked to the cash acceptance 2, 3 in such a way that the money temporarily stored in the cash acceptance 2, 3 is finally received and fed to a cash store as soon as the finished printed product is output 11 is present and the window opens for removal.
  • the acceptance of money 2, 3 is also electronically linked to the subsequent parts of the device in such a way that the amount of money paid in is kept for a possible return, as long as these parts of the device do not confirm that the operation of the acceptance of the operation has run smoothly, and that the money acceptance 2,3 releases the money for the withdrawal, provided that one of the following parts of the device signals a failure that cannot be eliminated.
  • the cutting system and possibly also the printer 10 are linked to the computer 7 equipped with a keyboard in such a way that the printed product is made visible in the monitor 1 and the format is determined via an actuating device and transmitted to the cutting system and only then does the cutting process take place.
  • the alternative embodiment of the invention is preferred in such a way that the format is selected when the desired printed product is selected using a sensor monitor 1 with an actuating device and the type of labeling, the scope of labeling and the labeling arrangement can also be determined before the money is accepted corresponding data after entering the
  • the device according to the invention can advantageously be supplemented by peripheral devices depending on the intended use.
  • peripheral devices e.g. a central printer equipped with a roll printer
  • a laser printer arranged next to it e.g. Expansion to letterheads with the highest print quality and extensive design options.
  • An additional module is also to be added, for example, whereby the customer can be provided with packaging for, for example, his printed business cards in the form of transparent boxes.

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Machine automatique pour la production et la distribution de cartes de visites et articles imprimés analogues, caractérisée par la combinaison, commandée électriquement/électroniquement, par l'intermédiaire d'un logiciel spécial, (a) d'un appareil pour la détermination et la sélection de la nature, du format, de la quantité, du type de caractère, etc. avec affichage de la confirmation, (b) d'un ordinateur comportant un dispositif indicateur de prix ainsi qu'un dispositif d'introduction et de sortie d'argent, éventuellement, un changeur de monnaie, (c) d'un ordinateur comportant une unité d'affichage et un clavier de données ou un détecteur, (d) d'une mémoire intermédiaire, (e) d'un appareil de réglage, (f) d'un appareil d'alimentation en papier, (g) d'une imprimante, (h) d'un dispositif de découpage, et, (i) d'un appareil de transfert et de distribution, machine dans laquelle les éléments de la combinaison sont liés logiquement entre eux de façon qu'après sélection et entrée du format, du type de caractère, le cas échéant, d'un logotype et du nombre de pièces, la somme à payer soit affichée, qu'après introduction consécutive de l'argent, l'ordinateur soit commandé et mis en fonction avec les indications fournies, de façon que celui-ci sollicite l'unité d'affichage pour la présentation des indications successives des données voulues, visualise celles-ci sur l'unité d'affichage, respectivement, après introduction par l'intermédiaire du clavier ou des touches du détecteur et les transmette à la mémoire intermédiaire, laquelle met en action l'appareil de réglage, invite l'utiliseur à contrôler l'intégralité des données tout en les confirmant et, cette confirmation effectuée, transmet les données relatives au format et à la quantité, à l'appareil d'alimentation en papier et/ou les indications du texte à l'imprimante, met ces appareils en action et, finalement, amène le produit terminé à un appareil de transfert et de distribution muni d'une fenêtre de distribution.
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WO1983000461A1 (fr) * 1981-08-05 1983-02-17 Wirt Byron Cates Dispositif pour la fabrication d'articles portant des elements d'identification
US4616327A (en) * 1984-01-13 1986-10-07 Computer Humor Systems, Pty, Ltd Personalized graphics and text materials, apparatus and method for producing the same
EP0171380A1 (fr) * 1984-07-18 1986-02-12 Cable Print N.V. Station automatique sécurisée par l'impression et la délivrance de documents
FR2576437A1 (fr) * 1985-01-23 1986-07-25 Schabad Jean Pierre Distributeur automatique d'imprimes
FR2621153A1 (fr) * 1987-09-30 1989-03-31 Garnier De Boisgrollier Domini Dispositif automatique d'impressions graphiques a usage public
EP0338108A1 (fr) * 1988-04-20 1989-10-25 Jack Jen Boîte à courrier intelligente
GB2228125A (en) * 1988-12-08 1990-08-15 Hallmark Cards Computer controlled machine for vending personalized products or the like

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GB2271877A (en) * 1992-10-23 1994-04-27 Gipco Srl An automatic dispenser of visiting cards
GB2271877B (en) * 1992-10-23 1996-07-31 Gipco Srl An automatic dispenser of visiting cards
FR2710171A1 (fr) * 1993-09-14 1995-03-24 Kis France Sa Installation automatique intégrée pour la composition et l'impression en continu de textes personnalisés.

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