EP0961236B1 - Apparatus for printing mailpieces - Google Patents
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- 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
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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
- B41J13/00—Devices or arrangements of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets
- B41J13/10—Sheet holders, retainers, movable guides, or stationary guides
- B41J13/12—Sheet holders, retainers, movable guides, or stationary guides specially adapted for small cards, envelopes, or the like, e.g. credit cards, cut visiting cards
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41L—APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR MANIFOLDING, DUPLICATING OR PRINTING FOR OFFICE OR OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSES; ADDRESSING MACHINES OR LIKE SERIES-PRINTING MACHINES
- B41L45/00—Kinds or types of addressing machines or of like series-printing machines
- B41L45/02—Kinds or types of addressing machines or of like series-printing machines using printing plates
- B41L45/06—Kinds or types of addressing machines or of like series-printing machines using printing plates for addressing combined with other operations, e.g. franking, collating documents
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- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
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- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
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- G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
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- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
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- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
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- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
- G07B2017/00572—Details of printed item
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- the invention relates to a device for printing mail, in particular a franking and / or addressing machine, which is provided with an ink printing device.
- mail processing systems consist of a letter separating device, a franking and / or addressing machine with optional scale and a storage device, cf. DE-M 96 09 167.3 in design patent of the German Patent Office of 24.05.1997, part la, class of goods 18/02 ..
- the letters are stacked, isolated and, if necessary, closed.
- the letters are either individually continuously running continuously with a rigidly arranged printing device, see DE 196 05 014 C1 and DE 196 45 303 C1 , or intermittently with an adjustable pressure device, cf. US 5,025,386 , printed.
- a rigidly arranged printing device see DE 196 05 014 C1 and DE 196 45 303 C1
- an adjustable pressure device cf. US 5,025,386 , printed.
- the latter also applies to slow-working franking machines, in which the letters are applied individually by hand, cf. EP 0 782 096 A2 and WO 90/04824 ,
- a mail processing machine with a thickness measuring device see GB 2 212 483 A essentially comprising an input station, a weighing station, a humidifying device for the letter bottles, a transport device and further transport means, a franking device and a starting station.
- the letters are stacked in the entrance hall station on a tilted tray on an edge against a resilient strap. The lowest or innermost letter is separated from the stack by means of friction wheels.
- the thickness of the separated letter is measured through a slot in the tray by means of sensors and a light source. From the tray the isolated letter reaches an L-shaped plate of the weighing station. The plate is similar to an easel with a longer upright leg and an orthogonal shorter leg. The plate is part of a Libra.
- the letter is franked by means of the printing device - in the form of an embossing stamp or a print head - the franking device.
- the franking device is arranged either adjacent to the weighing station or to the moistening device located further above. From the weighing station, the letter is conveyed upwards by means of the transport device in accordance with the paternoster principle to the moistening device.
- the transport device is designed as a circulating conveyor belt with hook-shaped drivers. By means of the driver, the letter is lifted off the weighing pan. In the upper inflection point area of the conveyor belt, both the moistening device and the pressure rollers for the bottle closure and a wall for deflecting the letter are arranged vertically downwards. The sliding down letter reaches the exit station, which is designed as a horizontal circulating conveyor belt. From the conveyor belt, the letter is pushed against a transverse to the direction inclined stacking wall.
- This solution is both spacious and cost consuming and complicated and for bulky mail, such as parcels or packages unsuitable.
- Purpose of the invention is an enlargement of the application.
- the invention has for its object to provide a device of the type mentioned above, with which it is possible to print on the one hand letters of any thickness up to small packages and parcels at hand plant immediately and on the other hand automatically process batch-based mixed mail small thickness.
- the invention makes use of the previously completely ignored fact that the foremost letter of a stack is already defined as a single letter due to the flush bearing on a lateral guide means and the parallel contact with another guide means with respect to an existing in this printing device, that this can be printed.
- the letters of a stack are first printed and then isolated or removed.
- the device can be used as a franking and / or addressing machine or as a label printer. The latter use is true if the mail is provided only with a label for the carier. Compared to a pure manual franking machine, a substantial increase in the processing speed is achieved with automatic batch processing.
- the franking machine is functionally divided into an investment area I and a transport area II, both of which partially overlap in the transition area.
- the investment area list designed as an open corner, which is bounded by a rear, common guide wall 1, a lower guide wall 2 and a right lateral guide wall 31.
- the mail A is either stacked or individually flush with the right guide wall 31 and directed with the front side facing the rear guide wall 1, see also 3 and 4 ,
- the lower guide wall 2 drops slightly in the direction of the rear guide wall 1, preferably by 18 degrees.
- the rear guide wall 1 to the lower guide wall 2 is arranged orthogonally and therefore inclined by the same angular amount to the rear. As a result of the inclination, letters already assume a defined stable position without further support.
- the lower guide wall 2 has a groove 22 in which a pressure bar 21 is slidably mounted on the rear guide wall 1 and away from it.
- the pressure bar 21 is tensioned by means of a spring 23 towards the rear guide wall 1, see FIG. 2. In this way, a letter stack is pressed against the rear guide wall 1 with approximately the same force.
- the erected pressure bar 21 closes in its withdrawn end position with the front wall 8 from. It is also conceivable to resiliently guide the pressure bar 21 in two parallel grooves.
- the right guide wall 31 is - except for a negligible Ausformschräge - arranged substantially perpendicular and the lower guide wall 2 also orthogonal.
- the right guide wall 31 is at the same time the left side wall of a housing part 3, containing an operator keyboard 32 and a display 33.
- a housing part 3 containing an operator keyboard 32 and a display 33.
- the control keypad and the display 33 By means of the control keyboard 32, among other things, the intended operating mode "manual system” or "automatic letter processing" can be set.
- the housing part 3 can be both firmly integrated into the overall device housing as well as a completed, attachable unit. The latter variant would offer favorable possibilities for security measures for a meter part.
- a transport slot 7 is provided with a take-off device 6, which is extended into the contact area I.
- the rear guide wall 1 has an opening 11 for a pressure device 4 and an opening 13 for a drive element 61 of the trigger device 6.
- the printing device 4 includes an ink print head 41, which is arranged adjustable within the opening 11.
- the opening 11 is located so that the standing on the edge of their envelope flap letters A are provided in the prescribed range with the franking imprint. This is analogous with packages or packages.
- the area is arranged according to the applicable postal regulations. According to the current regulations of Deutsche Post, the lower edge of the franking imprint must be kept at a predetermined distance of about 40 mm from the adjacent letter edge. With a permissible franking impression width of one inch or 25.4 mm, the upper edge of the franking imprint consequently has a distance of about 14 mm from the adjacent letter edge.
- the lower edge of the opening 11 is at most 14 mm above the level of the lower guide wall. 2
- the mail piece A is initially applied accordingly, then printed by the adjustable ink jet print head 41 and after printing either automatically by means of the deduction device 6 after transported away on the right and ejected or taken away by hand.
- the same is adjusted only once or several times at different heights during the printing over the length of the opening 11.
- Fig. 2 is a franking and addressing machine with folded down and locked in this position Antikbügel 21 shown.
- Antikbügel 21 By folding down the Antikbügels 21 in the plane of the lower guide wall 2 of the investment area for larger mail A, such as parcels or packages, released and the shelf over the front wall 8 addition, see also Fig. 4 ,
- a further opening 12 and a second adjustable ink jet print head 42 are provided in the rear guide wall.
- the processing speed would then be correspondingly smaller.
- the design is possible according to the wishes of the user.
- a single mail A is created in the form of a parcel, which corresponds to the "manual installation” mode.
- the trigger device 6 is disabled.
- Postal A is inserted in the form of a stack of letters between the Andruckbügel 21 and the rear guide wall 1.
- the desired mode is set by means of the keyboard 32.
- Fig. 5 is a postage meter for selectively processing single mail A in the form of flat packets or packets, see also Fig. 6 , or in the form of letters stacked on top of one another, see also Fig. 7 represented.
- the postage meter machine is divided into a contact area I and a transport area II, both of which partially overlap in the transition area.
- the abutment area is designed as a compartment open on two sides delimited by a rear guide wall 1, a lower guide wall 2, an upper guide wall 9 and a right lateral guide wall 31, the guide walls 1, 2, 31 being approximately orthogonal to each other.
- the lower guide wall 2 is designed in the form of a height-adjustable plate.
- the rear guide wall 1 is provided for this purpose with a perpendicular groove 14, in which the lower guide wall 2 is guided during the adjustment.
- An adjustment mechanism for guide wall 2 is provided in a manner not visible behind the guide wall 1.
- the mail A is either stacked or individually flush with the right guide wall 31 and the rear guide wall 1 and directed with the front side to the upper guide wall 9.
- the inner surfaces of the lower guide wall 2 and the upper guide wall 9 are arranged parallel to each other.
- the control keyboard 32 and the display 33 are accommodated in the top of the upper guide wall 9.
- the right-hand guide wall 31 is the left-hand side wall of a housing part 3, between the cover wall 30 and the upper guide wall 9 parallel thereto a transport slot 7 with a take-off device 6 is provided which extends into the contact area I.
- the upper guide wall 9 has on the inside an opening 91 for a printing device 4 and an opening 93 for a drive element 61 of the trigger device 6, to which still retaining fingers 62 at the top of the top wall 30 belong.
- the printing device 4 includes at least one ink jet print head 41, which is arranged adjustable within the opening 91.
- a sensor 43 is present, which is electrically coupled to the printing device 4. The mail A is initially applied accordingly, then the lower guide wall 2 in the direction of the upper guide wall 9 raised so far until the top of the overhead postal matter A the sensor 43 frictionally touches and triggers the printing device 4 via this and shuts off the adjustment mechanism.
- the mail piece A is either pulled automatically by means of the deduction device 6 horizontally in the transport slot 7, transported away in this and then ejected or taken away by hand.
- the retaining fingers 62 are to prevent two letters from being withdrawn simultaneously. Also for this version a supplement for address printing is possible.
- a single mail item A is laid out in the form of a flat packet, which corresponds to the mode "handset".
- the trigger device via the control keyboard 32 is turned off.
- Postal A is inserted in the form of a stack of letters between the lower guide plate 2 and the upper guide plate 9. This corresponds to the "automatic letter processing" operating mode, in which the trigger device is switched on.
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Bedrucken von Postgut, insbesondere eine Frankier- und/oder Adressiermaschine, die mit einer Tintendruckeinrichtung versehen ist.
Üblicherweise bestehen Briefpostverarbeitungssysteme aus einer Briefvereinzelungsvorrichtung, einer Frankier- und/oder Adressiermaschine mit optionaler Waage und einer Ablagevorrichtung, vergleiche
In der Briefvereinzelungsvorrichtung werden die Briefe stapelweise angelegt, vereinzelt und bedarfsweise verschlossen.
In der Frankier- und/oder Adressiermaschine werden die Briefe entweder einzeln kontinuierlich durchlaufend mit einer starr angeordneten Druckeinrichtung, siehe
Usually, mail processing systems consist of a letter separating device, a franking and / or addressing machine with optional scale and a storage device, cf.
In the letter separating device, the letters are stacked, isolated and, if necessary, closed.
In the franking and / or addressing machine, the letters are either individually continuously running continuously with a rigidly arranged printing device, see
Allen bekannten Frankiermaschinen, siehe beispielsweise
Um die Briefe einer Frankiermaschine gemäß
Für Postgut mit einer größeren Dicke werden extra Streifen bedruckt, die dann aufgeklebt werden. Manche Frankiermaschinen sind dafür mit entsprechenden Streifenmagazinen und Führungseinrichtungen ausgestattet, siehe
Es ist eine Anordnung zum Vorvereinzeln von als Briefstapel hochkant hintereinander abgelegter Briefe bekannt, vergleiche
Die Briefe sind dabei zwischen einem federnd gelagerten Andruckbügel und mindestens einer Antriebswalze sowie einer leicht nach hinten geneigten Führungsplatte angeordnet. Die Standfläche für die Briefe und die Führungsplatte sind zueinander orthogonal. Durch die Neigung der Führungsplatte wird eine stabile Vorzugslage des Briefstapels erreicht. Mittels der Antriebswalze werden die Briefe seitlich weggeschoben.It is an arrangement for Vorvereinzeln of a stack of letters upright successively stored letters known, cf.
The letters are arranged between a spring-mounted pressure bar and at least one drive roller and a slightly inclined back guide plate. The footprint for the letters and the guide plate are mutually orthogonal. Due to the inclination of the guide plate, a stable preferred position of the letter stack is achieved. By means of the drive roller, the letters are pushed sideways.
Schließlich ist noch eine Postverarbeitungsmaschine mit einer Dickenmesseinrichtung bekannt, siehe
Die Briefe werden in der Eingangsgangsstation stapelweise auf einem nach unten geneigten Tablett auf einer Kante stehend gegen einen federnden Bügel angelegt. Der unterste beziehungsweise innerste Brief wird mittels Reibräder vom Stapel separiert.Finally, a mail processing machine with a thickness measuring device is known, see
The letters are stacked in the entrance hall station on a tilted tray on an edge against a resilient strap. The lowest or innermost letter is separated from the stack by means of friction wheels.
Die Dicke des vereinzelten Briefes wird durch einen Schlitz im Tablett mittels Sensoren und einer Lichtquelle gemessen.
Von dem Tablett gelangt der vereinzelte Brief auf einen L-förmigen Teller der Wiegestation. Der Teller ähnelt einer Staffelei mit einem längeren aufrechten geneigten Schenkel und einem dazu orthogonalen kürzeren Schenkel. Der Teller ist Bestandteil einer Waage.
Nach dem Wiegen wird der Brief mittels der Druckeinrichtung - in Form eines Prägestempels oder eines Druckkopfes - der Frankiereinrichtung frankiert. Die Frankiereinrichtung ist entweder benachbart zur Wiegestation oder zur weiter oben entfernteren Befeuchtungseinrichtung angeordnet.
Von der Wiegestation wird der Brief mittels der Transporteinrichtung aufwärts nach dem Paternosterprinzip zur Befeuchtungseinrichtung befördert. Die Transporteinrichtung ist als umlaufendes Transportband mit hakenförmigen Mitnehmern ausgebildet. Mittels der Mitnehmer wird der Brief vom Wiegeteller abgehoben. Im oberen Wendepunktbereich des Transportbandes sind sowohl die Befeuchtungseinrichtung als auch die Andruckrollen zum Brieflaschenverschluß sowie eine eine Wand zur Umlenkung des Briefes senkrecht nach unten angeordnet.
Der nach unten gleitende Brief gelangt zu der Ausgangsstation, die als waagerecht umlaufendes Transportband ausgeführt ist. Vom Transportband wird der Brief gegen ein quer zur Laufrichtung geneigte Stapelwand geschoben.
Diese Lösung ist sowohl räumlich als auch vom Aufwand her aufwendig und kompliziert und für voluminöses Postgut, wie Päckchen oder Pakete ungeeignet.The thickness of the separated letter is measured through a slot in the tray by means of sensors and a light source.
From the tray the isolated letter reaches an L-shaped plate of the weighing station. The plate is similar to an easel with a longer upright leg and an orthogonal shorter leg. The plate is part of a Libra.
After weighing, the letter is franked by means of the printing device - in the form of an embossing stamp or a print head - the franking device. The franking device is arranged either adjacent to the weighing station or to the moistening device located further above.
From the weighing station, the letter is conveyed upwards by means of the transport device in accordance with the paternoster principle to the moistening device. The transport device is designed as a circulating conveyor belt with hook-shaped drivers. By means of the driver, the letter is lifted off the weighing pan. In the upper inflection point area of the conveyor belt, both the moistening device and the pressure rollers for the bottle closure and a wall for deflecting the letter are arranged vertically downwards.
The sliding down letter reaches the exit station, which is designed as a horizontal circulating conveyor belt. From the conveyor belt, the letter is pushed against a transverse to the direction inclined stacking wall.
This solution is both spacious and cost consuming and complicated and for bulky mail, such as parcels or packages unsuitable.
Zweck der Erfindung ist eine Vergrößerung des Einsatzbereiches.Purpose of the invention is an enlargement of the application.
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Vorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art zu schaffen, mit der es möglich ist, einerseits Briefe beliebiger Dicke bis hin zu Päckchen und kleinen Paketen bei Handanlage unmittelbar zu bedrucken und andererseits stapelweise angelegte Mischpost geringer Dicke automatisch zu verarbeiten.The invention has for its object to provide a device of the type mentioned above, with which it is possible to print on the one hand letters of any thickness up to small packages and parcels at hand plant immediately and on the other hand automatically process batch-based mixed mail small thickness.
Erfindungsgemäß wird diese Aufgabe gemäß dem Hauptanspruch gelöst. Weitere vorteilhafte Merkmale sind den Unteransprüchen zu entnehmen.According to the invention this object is achieved according to the main claim. Further advantageous features can be found in the dependent claims.
Die Erfindung nutzt den bisher völlig unbeachteten Sachverhalt aus, daß der vorderste Brief eines Stapels auf Grund der bündigen Anlage an einem seitlichen Führungsmittel und der parallelen Anlage an einem weiteren Führungsmittel gegenüber einer in dieser vorhandenen Druckeinrichtung bereits wie ein einzelner Brief so definiert angeordnet ist, daß dieser bedruckt werden kann.
Im Unterschied zur bisherigen, allgemein praktizierten Verfahrensweise werden erfindungsgemäß die Briefe eines Stapels erst bedruckt und dann vereinzelt beziehungsweise abtransportiert. Dadurch kann die gesamte Brieferfassung beziehungsweise Abtastung und Drucksteuerung wesentlich vereinfacht werden.
Die Vorrichtung ist als Frankier- und/oder Adressiermaschine oder als Labeldrucker verwendbar. Letzterer Einsatz trifft zu , wenn das Postgut nur mit einer Kennzeichnung für den Carier versehen wird.
Gegenüber einer reinen Handanlage-Frankiermaschine wird bei automatischer Stapelverarbeitung eine wesentliche Steigerung der Verarbeitungsgeschwindigkeit erreicht.
Darüber hinaus können auf Grund der Ausführung des Anlagebereiches für das Postgut als größerer Raum auch Briefe über der üblichen Normdicke und sogar kleine Pakete beziehungsweise Päckchen bedruckt werden, wenn diese von Hand angelegt werden oder noch in den Bereich der maximalen Stapellänge passen. Damit wird die Druckeinrichtung effektiver als bisher benutzt und es kann auf zusätzliche Streifengebermagazine oder aufwendige Streifenaufbringungen verzichtet werden. Der automatische Abtransport bleibt hierbei abgeschaltet.The invention makes use of the previously completely ignored fact that the foremost letter of a stack is already defined as a single letter due to the flush bearing on a lateral guide means and the parallel contact with another guide means with respect to an existing in this printing device, that this can be printed.
In contrast to the previous, generally practiced procedure, according to the invention, the letters of a stack are first printed and then isolated or removed. As a result, the entire collection of letters or scanning and pressure control can be significantly simplified.
The device can be used as a franking and / or addressing machine or as a label printer. The latter use is true if the mail is provided only with a label for the carier.
Compared to a pure manual franking machine, a substantial increase in the processing speed is achieved with automatic batch processing.
In addition, due to the design of the investment area for the mail as a larger space letters over the usual standard thickness and even small packages or packages can be printed if they are created by hand or still fit in the range of maximum staple length. Thus, the printing device is used more effectively than before and it can be dispensed with additional Streifengebermagazine or consuming Streifenaufbringungen. The automatic removal remains switched off.
Die Erfindung wird nachstehend an zwei Ausführungsbeispielen näher erläutert.The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to two exemplary embodiments.
Es zeigen:
- Fig. 1
- Eine perspektivische Ansicht einer erfindungsgemäßen Frankier-Maschine mit aufgestelltem Andruckbügel zur Verarbeitung von auf einer Kante stehend angeordneten Briefen oder von einzelnen Paketen von vorn oben links,
- Fig. 2
- eine perspektivische Ansicht einer erfindungsgemäßen Frankier- und Adressiermaschine für Postgut analog zu
Fig. 1 , aber mit umgeklapptem Andruckbügel, - Fig. 3
- eine Ansicht zu
Fig. 2 mit aufgelegtem Paket, - Fig. 4
- eine Ansicht zu
Fig. 1 mit eingelegtem Briefstapel, - Fig. 5
- eine perspektivische Ansicht einer erfindungsgemäßen Frankier-maschine zur Verarbeitung von liegend angeordneten Briefen oder von einzelnen Paketen von vorn unten links,
- Fig. 6
- eine Ansicht zu einer Frankiermaschine gemäß
Fig. 5 mit eingelegtem Paket von vorn oben links, - Fig. 7
- eine Ansicht zu
Fig. 6 mit eingelegtem Briefstapel.
- Fig. 1
- A perspective view of a franking machine according to the invention with a pressure clamp set up for processing letters standing on one edge or of individual packages from the top front left,
- Fig. 2
- a perspective view of a franking and addressing machine according to the invention for mail in analogy
Fig. 1 but with folded pressure bar, - Fig. 3
- a view too
Fig. 2 with attached package, - Fig. 4
- a view too
Fig. 1 with inserted letter stack, - Fig. 5
- a perspective view of a franking machine according to the invention for processing horizontally arranged letters or individual packages from the front bottom left,
- Fig. 6
- a view of a postage meter according to
Fig. 5 with inserted package from the front top left, - Fig. 7
- a view too
Fig. 6 with inserted letter stack.
Zur Vereinfachung und zum leichteren Verständnis ist die jeweilige Darstellung schematisiert ausgeführt.For simplicity and ease of understanding, the respective representation is schematized.
Gemäß
Der Anlagebereich list als offene Ecke gestaltet, die durch eine hintere, gemeinsame Führungswand 1, ein untere Führungswand 2 und eine rechte, seitliche Führungswand 31 begrenzt wird.
Das Postgut A wird entweder stapelweise oder einzeln bündig an die rechte Führungswand 31 und mit der Frontseite zur hinteren Führungswand 1 gerichtet angelegt, siehe dazu auch
Die untere Führungwand 2 fällt in Richtung der hinteren Führungswand 1 leicht ab, vorzugsweise um 18 Grad. Entsprechend ist die hintere Führungswand 1 zur unteren Führungswand 2 orthogonal angeordnet und demzufolge um denselben Winkelbetrag nach hinten geneigt.
Infolge der Neigung nehmen Briefe bereits ohne weitere Unterstützung eine definierte stabile Lage ein.
Die untere Führungswand 2 weist eine Nut 22 auf, in der ein Andruckbügel 21 auf die hintere Führungswand 1 zu und von dieser weg verschiebbar gelagert ist. Der Andruckbügel 21 ist mittels einer Feder 23 zur hinteren Führungswand 1 hin gespannt, siehe Fig. hierzu 2. Auf diese Weise wird ein Briefstapel mit annähernd gleicher Kraft gegen die hintere Führungswand 1 gedrückt. Der aufgestellte Andruckbügel 21 schließt in seiner herausgezogenen Endlage mit der Vorderwand 8 ab.
Es ist auch denkbar, den Andruckbügel 21 in zwei parallelen Nuten federnd zu führen. Genauso gibt es Varianten der Federgestaltung von einer Zugfeder bis hin zu einer Druckfeder.
Die rechte Führungswand 31 ist - bis auf eine vernachlässigbare Ausformschräge - im wesentlichen senkrecht und zur unteren Führungswand 2 gleichfalls orthogonal angeordnet. Darüberhinaus ist die rechte Führungswand 31 zugleich die linke Seitenwand eines Gehäuseteils 3,
der eine Bedientastatur 32 und ein Display 33 enthält. Es ist allerdings auch möglich, die Bedientastatur und das Display 33 anderweitig unterzubringen. Mittels der Bedientastatur 32 kann unter anderem auch die vorgesehene Betriebsart "Handanlage" oder ,automatische Briefverarbeitung" eingestellt werden.
Das Gehauseteil 3 kann sowohl fest integriert in das Gesamtgerätegehäuse sein als auch eine abgeschlossene, aufsetzbare Baueinheit sein.
Letztere Variante würde günstige Möglichkeiten für Sicherungsmaßnahmen für einen Meterteil bieten.
Zwischen dem Gehäuseteil 3 und der hinteren Führungswand 1 ist ein Transportschlitz 7 mit einer Abzugsvorrichtung 6 vorgesehen, die bis in den Anlagebereich I erstreckt ist.
Die hintere Führungswand 1 weist eine Öffnung 11 für eine Druckeinrichtung 4 und eine Öffnung 13 für ein Antriebselement 61 der Abzugsvorrichtung 6 auf.
Die Druckeinrichtung 4 enthält einen Tintendruckkopf 41, der innerhalb der Öffnung 11 verstellbar angeordnet ist. Die Öffnung 11 liegt so, daß die auf der Kante ihrer Umschlagklappe stehenden Briefe A im vorgeschriebenen Bereich mit dem Frankierabdruck versehen werden. Analog erfolgt das auch mit Paketen beziehungsweise Päckchen. Der Bereich ist entsprechend den geltenden Postvorschriften angeordnet.
Nach den derzeit geltenden Vorschriften der Deutschen Post hat die Unterkante des Frankierabdrucks einen vorgegebenen Abstand von ungefähr 40 mm zur benachbarten Briefkante einzuhalten. Bei einer zulässigen Frankierabdruckbreite von einem Inch beziehungsweise 25,4 mm hat die Oberkante des Frankierabdruckes demzufolge einen Abstand von rund 14 mm zur benachbarten Briefkante. Entsprechend liegt die Unterkante der Öffnung 11 maximal 14 mm über der Ebene der unteren Führungswand 2.
Das Postgut A wird zunächst entsprechend angelegt, danach durch den verstellbaren Tintendruckkopf 41 bedruckt und nach dem Druckvorgang entweder automatisch mittels der Abzugsvorrichtung 6 nach rechts wegtransportiert und ausgeworfen oder von Hand weggenommen. Je nach resultierender Düsenreihenlänge des eingesetzten Tintendruckkopfes 41 wird derselbe während des Drucks über die Länge der Öffnung 11 nur einmal oder mehrfach mit unterschiedlicher Höhen verstellt.According to
The investment area list designed as an open corner, which is bounded by a rear,
The mail A is either stacked or individually flush with the
The
As a result of the inclination, letters already assume a defined stable position without further support.
The
It is also conceivable to resiliently guide the
The
containing an
The
The latter variant would offer favorable possibilities for security measures for a meter part.
Between the
The
The
According to the current regulations of Deutsche Post, the lower edge of the franking imprint must be kept at a predetermined distance of about 40 mm from the adjacent letter edge. With a permissible franking impression width of one inch or 25.4 mm, the upper edge of the franking imprint consequently has a distance of about 14 mm from the adjacent letter edge. Accordingly, the lower edge of the
The mail piece A is initially applied accordingly, then printed by the adjustable ink
In
Für den Adressendruck ist in der hinteren Führungswand eine weitere Öffnung 12 und ein zweiter verstellbarer Tintendruckkopf 42 vorgesehen. Es wäre allerdings auch möglich, mit nur einem Tintendruckkopf auszukommen, wenn für diesen eine Verstellmöglichkeit von dem Druckfenster 11 zu dem Druckfenstern12 vorgesehen ist. Die Verarbeitungsgeschwindigkeit wäre dann entsprechend kleiner.
Die Ausführung ist entsprechend den Wünschen des Benutzers möglich.In
For the address printing, a
The design is possible according to the wishes of the user.
Gemäß
Gemäß
Wie bereits vorher erwähnt, wird die gewünschte Betriebsart mittels der Bedientastatur 32 eingestellt.According to
As previously mentioned, the desired mode is set by means of the
In
Auch hier ist die Frankiermaschine in einen Anlagebereich I und in einen Transportbereich II aufgeteilt, die sich beide im Übergangsbereich teilweise überlappen.
Der Anlagebereich ist als ein nach zwei Seiten offenes Fach gestaltet, das durch eine hintere Führungswand 1, eine untere Führungswand 2, eine obere Führungswand 9 und eine rechte seitliche Führungswand 31 begrenzt wird, wobei die Führungswände 1, 2, 31 zueinander annähernd orthogonal sind.
Die untere Führungswand 2 ist in Form einer höhenverstellbaren Platte ausgeführt. Die hintere Führungswand 1 ist zu diesem Zweck mit einer senkrecht verlaufenden Nut 14 versehen, in der die untere Führungswand 2 während der Verstellung geführt wird. Ein Verstellmechanismus für Führungswand 2 ist in nicht sichtbarer Weise hinter der Führungswand 1 vorgesehen.
Das Postgut A wird entweder stapelweise oder einzeln bündig an die rechte Führungwand 31 und an die hintere Führungswand 1 angelegt und mit der Frontseite zur oberen Führungswand 9 gerichtet.
Die Innenflächen der unteren Führungswand 2 und der oberen Führungswand 9 sind zueinander parallel angeordnet.
Bei dieser Ausführung sind die Bedientastatur 32 und das Display 33 in der Oberseite der oberen Führungswand 9 untergebracht.
Die rechte Führungswand 31 ist wie bei der ersten Ausführung die linke Seitenwand eines Gehäuseteils 3, zwischen dessen Deckwand 30 und der dazu parallelen oberen Führungswand 9 ein Transportschlitz 7 mit einer Abzugsvorrichtung 6 vorgesehen ist, die bis in den Anlagebereich I erstreckt ist.
Die obere Führungswand 9 weist an der Innenseite eine Öffnung 91 für eine Druckeinrichtung 4 und eine Öffnung 93 für ein Antriebselement 61 der Abzugsvorrichtung 6 auf, zu der noch Rückhaltefinger 62 an der Oberseite der Deckwand 30 gehören.
Analog zur ersten Ausführung enthält die Druckeinrichtung 4 mindestens einen Tintendruckkopf 41, der innerhalb der Öffnung 91 verstellbar angeordnet ist. Weiterhin ist in der oberen Führungswand 9 ein Fühler 43 vorhanden, der mit der Druckeinrichtung 4 elektrisch gekoppelt ist.
Das Postgut A wird zunächst entsprechend angelegt, dann die untere Führungswand 2 in Richtung der oberen Führungswand 9 so weit hochgefahren, bis die Oberseite des obenliegenden Postgutes A den Fühler 43 kraftschlüssig berührt und über diesen die Druckeinrichtung 4 auslöst und den Verstellmechanismus abschaltet. Nach dem Druckvorgang wird das Postgut A entweder automatisch mittels der Abzugsvorrichtung 6 waagerecht in den Transportschlitz 7 hineingezogen, in diesem wegtransportiert und anschließend ausgeworfen oder von Hand weggenommen. Die Rückhaltefinger 62 sollen verhindern, daß gleichzeitig zwei Briefe abgezogen werden.
Auch für diese Ausführung ist eine Ergänzung für Adressendruck möglich.Here, too, the postage meter machine is divided into a contact area I and a transport area II, both of which partially overlap in the transition area.
The abutment area is designed as a compartment open on two sides delimited by a
The
The mail A is either stacked or individually flush with the
The inner surfaces of the
In this embodiment, the
As in the first embodiment, the right-
The
Analogous to the first embodiment, the
The mail A is initially applied accordingly, then the
Also for this version a supplement for address printing is possible.
Gemäß
Gemäß
Das entspricht der Betriebsart "automatische Briefverarbeitung", bei der die Abzugsvorrichtung eingeschaltet ist.According to
This corresponds to the "automatic letter processing" operating mode, in which the trigger device is switched on.
- 11
- Führungsmittel, hintere FührungswandGuide means, rear guide wall
- 1111
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Öffnung in hinterer Führungswand 1 für Tintendruckkopf 4Opening in the
rear guide wall 1 for ink jet print head. 4 - 1212
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Öffnung in hinterer Führungswand 1 für Tintendruckkopf 5Opening in the
rear guide wall 1 for ink jet print head 5 - 1313
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Öffnung in hint. Führungswand 1 für Antriebselement 61Opening in hint.
Guide wall 1 for drive element 61st - 1414
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Nut in hinterer Führungswand 1 für unt. Führungswand 2Groove in the
rear guide wall 1 for Unt. Guide wall. 2
- 22
- untere Führungswandlower guide wall
- 2121
- AndruckbügelPress Arm
- 2222
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Nut in der Führungswand 2Groove in the
guide wall 2 - 2323
- Feder für AndruckbügelSpring for pressure bar
- 33
- Gehäuseteilhousing part
- 3030
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Deckwand des Gehäuseteils 3Top wall of the
housing part 3 - 3131
- seitliches Führungsmittel, rechte Führungswand, linke Seitenwand des Gehäuses. 3lateral guide means, right guide wall, left side wall of the housing. 3
- 3232
- Bedientastaturkeyboard
- 3333
- Displaydisplay
- 44
- Druckeinrichtung, TintendruckeinrichtungPrinting device, ink printing device
- 4141
- erster Tintendruckkopffirst inkjet print head
- 4242
- zweiter Tintendruckkopfsecond inkjet print head
- 4343
- Fühlersensor
- 66
- Abzugsvorrichtungoff device
- 6161
- Antriebselement, AntriebsriemenDrive element, drive belt
- 6262
- RückhaltefingerRetaining fingers
- 77
- Transportschlitztransport slot
- 88th
- Vorderwandfront wall
- 99
- Obere FührungswandUpper guide wall
- 9191
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Öffnung in Führungswand 9 für Tintendruckeinrichtung 4Opening in
guide wall 9 for ink printing device 4th - 9393
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Öffnung in Führungswand 9 für Antriebselement 61Opening in
guide wall 9 for drive element 61st - AA
- Postgut, Briefe, Pakete, PäckchenMail, letters, parcels, parcels
- II
- Anlagebereichplant area
- IIII
- Transportbereichtransport sector
Claims (25)
- An apparatus for printing postal items, characterized in
that a feeding area (I) for feeding the postal items (A) either in piles or individually and for printing it by means of a printing device (4) as well as a transport area (II) for the serial further transport of the postal items (A) after printing by means of a pull-off device (6) are provided,
that the feeding area (I) and the transport area (II) have a common guide means (1, 9) for the postal items (A),
that the guide means (1, 9) in the feeding area (I) is provided with at least one opening (11, 12, 13, 91, 93) for the printing device (4) and for the pull-off device (6), and
that the feeding area (I) is delimited from the transport area (II) by a lateral guide means (31). - An apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in
that the guide means (1, 9) is designed as a common guide wall in the feeding area (I) and the transport area (II). - An apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in
that the apparatus is a franking and/or addressing machine. - An apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in
that the apparatus is a label printing machine. - An apparatus according to Claims 1 to 2, characterized in
that the pull-off device (6) extends into the feeding area (I) and that the transport area (II) has a transport slot (7) extending from the feeding area (I) for postal items (A) standing on one edge, said slot being arranged between a back guide wall (1) and a housing part (3) one of the side walls of which forms the lateral guide means (31) for the feeding area (1). - An apparatus according to Claims 1 to 2, characterized in
that the pull-off device (6) extends into the feeding area (I) and that the transport area (II) has a transport slot (7) extending from the feeding area (I) for postal items (A) stacked in a pile, said slot being arranged between an upper guide wall (9) and a housing part (3) one of the side walls of which forms the lateral guide means (31) for the feeding area (I). - An apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in
that there is provided an operating keyboard (32) by means of which either a first operating mode "automatic letter processing" for letter piles in which the pull-off device (6) is activated or a second operating mode "manual feed" for individual postal items (A), in particular items with larger dimensions, in which the pull-off device (6) is inactive can be set. - An apparatus according to Claims 5 to 7, characterized in
that the operating keyboard (32) is arranged in the housing part (3). - An apparatus according to Claim 7, characterized in
that the operating keyboard (32) is arranged in the upper guide wall (9). - An apparatus according to Claims 1 to 2 and 5, characterized in
that, in the feeding area (I), there is provided a lower guide wall (2) that is uniformly inclined in relation to the back guide wall (1) and is almost orthogonal to it. - An apparatus according to Claim 10, characterized in
that the angle of inclination of the lower guide wall (2) preferably is 18 degrees from the horizontal line. - An apparatus according to Claim 10, characterized in
that there is provided a pressure clamp (21) for the postal items (A) that is guided in the lower guide wall (2) elastically slideable towards the back guide wall (1) and away from it. - An apparatus according to Claim 12, characterized in
that the set-up pressure clamp (21) in its pulled-out end position is level with the front wall (8), and
that the pressure clamp (21) can be folded out of the end position into the level of the lower guide wall (2) and is locked in that position. - An apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in
that the printing device (4) is designed as a contactless printing device, such as an ink-jet printing device. - An apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in
that the printing device (4) is designed as a contact printing device, such as stamp printing device. - An apparatus according to Claims 1 and 3 as well as 14 or 15,
characterized in
that there are provided two openings (11, 12, 91) for the printing device (4), namely one opening (11, 91) for franking print and one opening (12) for address print. - An apparatus according to Claim 14, characterized in
that the printing device (4) comprises at least one adjustable in-jet print head (41,42). - An apparatus according to Claims 16 and 17, characterized in
that, to each opening (11, 12, 91) for the printing device (4), there is definitely assigned an ink-jet print head (41,42) adjustably arranged in it. - An apparatus according to Claims 16 and 17, characterized in
that, to both openings (11, 12) for the printing device (4), there is assigned a joint ink-jet print head (41) that is adjustable within each opening (11, 12) as well as from opening (11 or 12) to opening (12 or 11). - An apparatus according to Claims 1 and 5 or 6, characterized in
that the housing part (3) is firmly integrated into the overall housing of the apparatus. - An apparatus according to Claims 1 to 2 and 5 or 6, characterized in
that the housing part (3) is designed as a self-contained attachable component. - An apparatus according to Claims 1 to 2 and 6, characterized in
that there is provided a lower, height-adjustable guide wall (2) that is arranged in parallel to the upper guide wall (9) and orthogonally to the back guide wall (1) and the lateral guide wall (31). - An apparatus according to Claim 22, characterized in
that a vertically arranged groove (14) is provided in the back guide wall (1) for guiding the lower guide plate (2), the latter being coupled with an adjusting mechanism that is arranged behind the guide wall (1), - An apparatus according to Claims 22 to 23, characterized in
that a sensor (43) is provided in the feeding area (I) in the upper guide wall (9) that is coupled with the printing device (4) and the adjusting mechanism. - An apparatus according to Claim 22, characterized in
that the height of the transport slot (7) is limited by the cover wall (30) of the housing part (3) and the upper guide wall (9) running in parallel to it and its depth is limited by the back guide wall (1), and
that a drive element (61) of the pull-off device (6) is arranged in an opening (93) of the upper guide wall (3) and retaining fingers (62) are fixed on the opposite side on the cover wall (3).
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