EP1200268B1 - Franking machine - Google Patents
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- EP1200268B1 EP1200268B1 EP01905564A EP01905564A EP1200268B1 EP 1200268 B1 EP1200268 B1 EP 1200268B1 EP 01905564 A EP01905564 A EP 01905564A EP 01905564 A EP01905564 A EP 01905564A EP 1200268 B1 EP1200268 B1 EP 1200268B1
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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
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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- 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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- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
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- G07B2017/00693—Measuring the speed of mailpieces inside apparatus
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- the invention relates to a franking machine with at least one print head having inkjet printing unit for printing insertable or continuous flat shipping objects such as letters or postcards from a protruding around the print head and opposite the nozzle orifice plane arranged guide part, the one the shipping objects between them and opposite, rotating about axes arranged transversely to the conveying direction
- Conveyor rollers of a conveyor device transporting the shipping objects is assigned, wherein the conveyor two with the guide part of a conveyor line has forming drive rollers, the viewed in the conveying direction before and are stored behind the print heads, and opposite, against the drive rollers respectively.
- a shipping object transported in between exerts pressure Counter pressure rollers are provided.
- Such a franking machine is disclosed in US-A-5 166 883.
- Inkjet or inkjet printheads have long been known and in particular are used in PC printers.
- the one there when using such printheads Insights gained cannot apply to the field of application here Franking machines are transmitted.
- the reasons include in high speed the letters to be franked, their different formats and Thicknesses as well as the significantly rougher environmental conditions, based on partly dirty surfaces of the shipping objects.
- the franking imprints strict post office quality requirements meet what high Design effort and reliability required.
- US 5,440,979 A1 relates to a franking machine for the cancellation of stamps and to print information on an envelope.
- This franking machine has a conveyor system with two rotating conveyor belts on, between which the bid is recorded in the lower edge area and vertically be transported upright. Light guides are on the further path respectively. Glass fiber sensors installed, to which a printing unit connects.
- the Printing unit consists of two with vertical spacing one above the other and in one acute angles to each other. Moreover, these are Printheads (only) attached together adjustable and one of them for cancellation the stamps and the other are intended for printing a specific text.
- the front edge of an envelope triggers the printing process over time individual printheads.
- the one that grips the front edge of the envelope Sensor sends a signal to a computer, from which a control panel Control signals are sent to the printheads.
- the calculator determines based on the input of the sensor the position at which point to print the envelope is and also determines which of the print heads for printing in the specific position is to be activated.
- the present invention has for its object to provide a franking machine with an inkjet printing unit that allows trouble-free printing and a clearly identifiable print image when franking shipping objects such as letters, cards or the like.
- conditions must be created that ensure high reliability and low-maintenance construction.
- the printing unit at least has two printheads that have a common nozzle orifice plane form that the printheads viewed at the nozzle orifice level respectively rectangular, at an acute angle to the conveying direction of the shipping objects and are mutually partially offset.
- the counterpressure levers are ready for inserting a single letter in the basic position. As soon as the letter is in its exact rear and right position on the table stop, the franking machine is activated via a reflex light barrier. First, the main shaft 3 rotates clockwise by about 1/3 of a turn. The control levers 7, 9 are pivoted upward via the control rollers 29 by the control cams 1, 2. The counter pressure levers are also moved upwards via the tension springs 30 until the counter pressure rollers 13, 15 rest against the drive rollers 32, 33. The control levers move a little further until the control curve has reached its peak. The possible overstroke of the control lever is compensated for by the spring-loaded coupling of the counter pressure lever.
- the support roller 14 has adjusted itself to the same level via the rocker arm 22.
- the letter is now clamped between the drive rollers and the counter pressure rollers.
- the drive motor 40 drives the drive rollers 32, 33 via the transmission 41 and moves the letter from right to left.
- the speed and position are detected via the incremental encoder 42 and the feeler wheel 38.
- the feeler wheel is driven by friction from the moving envelope and thus detects the exact speed of the letter surface.
- the inkjet print heads spray corresponding patterns from cell to cell, which in turn lead to the desired print image.
- Guide part 39 holds the letter at a precise distance from the face of the print head in order to be able to obtain a clean print image with regard to resolution and also to prevent the printed lines from being smeared when the envelope is moved.
- the drive motor switches off and the main shaft turns back to its basic position, the counterpressure levers return to their starting position.
- the inkjet printheads are fixed on an adjustment module. Using this mechanism, the print heads can be precisely adjusted to each other so that the start pixel of one head exactly matches the end pixel of the second head and so there are no print image gaps.
- the printheads are connected to an easily replaceable ink bag container via tubes. When commissioning for the first time, the ink must be sucked out of the ink bag and the print heads flooded.
- the franking machine described here is used to implement the required Print image height and the resolution required two inkjet printheads.
- the print heads are against each other at depth added. This means that the top half of the print image is from the rear print head and the lower half is generated by the front printhead.
- the pixel rows of the two must Printheads can be adjusted against each other.
- the printheads are also arranged obliquely in the plan view, since the effective The distance between the individual pressure nozzles is smaller and thus a higher resolution of the Print image is possible.
- One printhead is rigidly mounted, while the second printhead shifted or finely adjusted along the row of nozzles relative to the rigid print head can be.
- the printhead adjustment module is also the one already described Hold-down plate resp. Guide part stored.
- the print head unit is designed as a separate module. i.e. the assembly is possible as a complete subassembly and the printheads before installation can be finely adjusted.
- the rigid print head carrier plate is on the carrier plate 314 305 and the head plate 313 mounted.
- the front print head 301A is positioned precisely using the slugs 312 and small embossments on the clamping plate 303 pressed against the print head carrier plate 305.
- the tensioning takes place over the tension screw 310 and the press nut 311.
- the adjustable print head support plate 304 sits in the print head carrier Depth displaceable and is through the press-in threaded bushes 322 and Led collar screws 309.
- the collar screws 309 press the adjustable Printhead support plate 304 over spring washers 308 and washers 302 to the contact surface.
- the adjustable print head carrier plate can be locked against shift the friction of this contact pressure.
- the rear print head is 301 B. positioned and held like the front one.
- the adjustable print head carrier plate 304 has a fold on the front side, into which a threaded bushing is pressed. On this threaded bushing are a spring washer 307 and the spacer sleeve 323 applied.
- the spring assembly clamps between the bent angles of the rigid and adjustable print head carrier plates.
- the adjustable print head carrier plate is adjusted using the adjusting screw 306. When the set screw is tightened, the rear print head moves with the print head carrier plate Forward.
- the unit moves under the spring force of the spring assembly 307 to the rear. By preloading the spring assembly any game canceled.
- the rear print head 301B is thus set. that the foremost ink jet nozzle matches the rearmost of the front print head or has exactly one pixel spacing.
- the adjustable part is fixed with the locking screw 321, so that it can no longer adjust.
- There are two more in the top plate 313 Column guide bushes 315, which the columns 316 of the hold-down plate, respectively. guide part 317 lead.
- Guide part 317 is on the Lifting eccentric 320 moves up and down.
- the compression springs 318 raise the lifting plate 319 free of play upwards.
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Frankiermaschine mit einem wenigstens einen Druckkopfe aufweisenden Inkjet-Druckwerkes zum Bedrucken von einlegbaren oder durchlaufenden flachen Versandobjekten wie Briefe oder Postkarten, bestehend aus einem um den Druckkopf und gegenĆ¼ber dessen DĆ¼senmĆ¼ndungsebene vorstehend angeordneten FĆ¼hrungsteil, dem eine die Versandobjekte zwischen sich und gegenĆ¼berliegenden, um quer zur Fƶrderrichtung angeordnete Achsen rotierende Fƶrderrollen einer die Versandobjekte transportierenden Fƶrdereinrichtung zugeordnet ist, wobei die Fƶrdereinrichtung zwei mit dem FĆ¼hrungsteil eine Fƶrderstrecke bildende Antriebsrollen aufweist, die in Fƶrderrichtung betrachtet vor und hinter den Druckkƶpfen gelagert sind, und gegenĆ¼berliegend, gegen die Antriebsrollen resp. ein dazwischen transportiertes Versandobjekt einen Druck ausĆ¼bende Gegendruckrollen vorgesehen sind. Solch eine Frankiermaschine ist in US-A-5 166 883 offenbart.The invention relates to a franking machine with at least one print head having inkjet printing unit for printing insertable or continuous flat shipping objects such as letters or postcards from a protruding around the print head and opposite the nozzle orifice plane arranged guide part, the one the shipping objects between them and opposite, rotating about axes arranged transversely to the conveying direction Conveyor rollers of a conveyor device transporting the shipping objects is assigned, wherein the conveyor two with the guide part of a conveyor line has forming drive rollers, the viewed in the conveying direction before and are stored behind the print heads, and opposite, against the drive rollers respectively. a shipping object transported in between exerts pressure Counter pressure rollers are provided. Such a franking machine is disclosed in US-A-5 166 883.
Bei Frankiermaschinen werden heute nebst der klassischen Rotationstechnik vermehrt neue Stempelaufbringverfahren, u.a. auf Thermo- und Inkjetbasis, eingesetzt.In franking machines, in addition to the classic rotation technology, there is a growing number today new stamp application processes, e.g. based on thermal and inkjet.
Inkjet- oder Tintenstrahldruckkƶpfe sind seit lƤngerem bekannt und werden insbesondere bei PC-Druckern eingesetzt. Die dort beim Einsatz solcher Druckkƶpfe gewonnenen Erkenntnisse kƶnnen nicht auf das hier vorliegende Einsatzgebiet in Frankiermaschinen Ć¼bertragen werden. Die GrĆ¼nde liegen u.a. in der hohen Geschwindigkeit der zu frankierenden Briefe, deren unterschiedlichsten Formate und Dicken sowie den bedeutend rauheren Umgebungsbedingungen, beruhend auf zumTeil verschmutzten OberflƤchen der Versandobjekte. Zudem mĆ¼ssen die Frankieraufdrucke strenge QualitƤtsanforderungen der Poststellen erfĆ¼llen, was hohen Konstruktionsaufwand und ZuverlƤssigkeit verlangt.Inkjet or inkjet printheads have long been known and in particular are used in PC printers. The one there when using such printheads Insights gained cannot apply to the field of application here Franking machines are transmitted. The reasons include in high speed the letters to be franked, their different formats and Thicknesses as well as the significantly rougher environmental conditions, based on partly dirty surfaces of the shipping objects. In addition, the franking imprints strict post office quality requirements meet what high Design effort and reliability required.
Die US 5'440'979 A1 betrifft eine Frankiermaschine zur Entwertung von Briefmarken und zum Druck von Informationen auf einen Briefumschlag. Diese Frankiermaschine weist ein Fƶrdersystem mit zwei umlaufenden TransportbƤndern auf, zwischen denen die Biete im unteren Randbereich erfasst und senkrecht stehend transportiert werden. Auf dem weiteren Fƶrderweg sind Lichtleiter resp. Glasfasersensoren montiert, an die ein Druckwerk anschliesst. Das Druckwerk besteht aus zwei mit vertikalem Abstand Ć¼bereinander und in einem spitzen Winkel zueinander angeordneten Druckkƶpfen. Ueberdies sind diese Druckkƶpfe (nur) gemeinsam verstellbar befestigt und einer davon zur Entwertung der Briefmarken und der andere zum Druck eines bestimmten Textes vorgesehen. Die Vorderkante eines Briefumschlages lƶst Ć¼ber die Zeit den Druckvorgang der einzelnen Druckkƶpfe aus. Der die Vorderkante des Briefumschlages erfassende Sensor schickt ein Signal an einen Rechner, von dem aus Ć¼ber einen Steuerpanel Steuersignale an die Druckkƶpfe geleitet werden. Der Rechner bestimmt aufgrund des Inputs des Sensors die Position, an welcher Stelle der Briefumschlag zu bedrucken ist und bestimmt weiterhin, welcher der Druckkƶpfe zum Druck in der bestimmten Position zu aktivieren ist.US 5,440,979 A1 relates to a franking machine for the cancellation of stamps and to print information on an envelope. This franking machine has a conveyor system with two rotating conveyor belts on, between which the bid is recorded in the lower edge area and vertically be transported upright. Light guides are on the further path respectively. Glass fiber sensors installed, to which a printing unit connects. The Printing unit consists of two with vertical spacing one above the other and in one acute angles to each other. Moreover, these are Printheads (only) attached together adjustable and one of them for cancellation the stamps and the other are intended for printing a specific text. The front edge of an envelope triggers the printing process over time individual printheads. The one that grips the front edge of the envelope Sensor sends a signal to a computer, from which a control panel Control signals are sent to the printheads. The calculator determines based on the input of the sensor the position at which point to print the envelope is and also determines which of the print heads for printing in the specific position is to be activated.
Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Frankiermaschine mit
einem Inkjet-Druckwerk zu schaffen, das beim Frankieren von Versandobjekten
wie Briefe, Karten oder dgl. ein stƶrungsfreies Bedrucken und ein eindeutig identifizierbares
Druckbild erlaubt.
Daneben sind Voraussetzungen zu schaffen, die eine hohe ZuverlƤssigkeit und
wartungsarme Konstruktion gewƤhrleisten.The present invention has for its object to provide a franking machine with an inkjet printing unit that allows trouble-free printing and a clearly identifiable print image when franking shipping objects such as letters, cards or the like.
In addition, conditions must be created that ensure high reliability and low-maintenance construction.
ErfindungsgemƤss wird diese Aufgabe dadurch gelƶst, dass das Druckwerk wenigstens zwei Druckkƶpfe aufweist, die eine gemeinsame DĆ¼senmĆ¼ndungsebene bilden, dass die Druckkƶpfe auf die DĆ¼senmĆ¼ndungsebene betrachtet jeweils rechteckig ausgebildet, in einem spitzen Winkel zur Fƶrderrichtung der Versandobjekte und gegenseitig teilweise versetzt zueinander angeordnet sind.According to the invention, this object is achieved in that the printing unit at least has two printheads that have a common nozzle orifice plane form that the printheads viewed at the nozzle orifice level respectively rectangular, at an acute angle to the conveying direction of the shipping objects and are mutually partially offset.
Nachfolgend sind die Funktionen und die Ausbildung einer AusfĆ¼hrung der erfindungsgemƤssen
Frankiermaschine beschrieben.
Zum besseren VerstƤndnis wird dabei auf die Bezugszeichen und Bilder, in denen
AusfĆ¼hrungsformen der Erfindung dargestellt sind, Bezug genommen.
- 1A
- vordere Steuerkurve fĆ¼r rechte Gegendruckrolle
- 1B
- hintere Steuerkurve fĆ¼r rechte Gegendruckrolle
- 2A
- vordere Steuerkurve fĆ¼r linke Gegendruckrolle
- 2B
- hintere Steuerkurve fĆ¼r linke Gegedruckrolle
- 3
- Hauptwelle
- 4
- hintere Seitenwand
- 5
- vordere Seitenwand
- 6A
- Gegendruckhebel, links, vorne
- 6B
- Gegendruckhebel, links, hinten
- 7A
- Steuerhebel, links, vorne
- 7B
- Steuerhebel, links, hinten
- 8A
- Gegendruckhebel, rechts. vorne
- 8B
- Gegendruckhebel, rechts, hinten
- 9A
- Steuerhebel, rechts, vorne
- 9B
- Steuerhebel, rechts, hinten
- 10
- Achse fĆ¼r Gegedruckhebel und Steuerhebel
- 11
- Anschlagbolzen fĆ¼r Gegendruckhebel rechts
- 12
- Anschlabbolzen fĆ¼r Gegendruckhebel links
- 13
- Gegendruckrolle rechts
- 14
- StĆ¼tzrolle
- 15
- Gegendruckrolle links
- 16A
- Schwinge, vome fĆ¼r StĆ¼tzrolle
- 16B
- Schwinge, hinten fĆ¼r StĆ¼tzrolle
- 17
- Achse fĆ¼r Schwinge
- 18
- FedereinhƤngestange
- 19
- FedereinhƤngung
- 20
- Zugfeder fĆ¼r Steuerhebel
- 21
- StĆ¼tzrollentrƤger mit Tastausleger
- 22
- Schlepphebel
- 23
- Schneckenwelle
- 24
- Schneckenrad
- 25
- Gabellichtschranke
- 26
- Schlitzscheibe
- 27
- Schaltnocke fĆ¼r Hauptwellengrundstellung
- 28
- Mikroschalter
- 29
- Steuerrolle
- 30
- Zugfeder fĆ¼r Gegedruckhebel
- 31
- Gleichstrommotor
- 32
- Antriebswalze rechts
- 33
- Antriebswalze links
- 34
- Achse fĆ¼r Gegendruckrolle rechts
- 35
- Anschlag fĆ¼r Schlepphebel
- 36
- Zugfeder fĆ¼r Schlepphebel
- 37
- Anschlag fĆ¼r Tastausleger
- 38
- Tastrad fĆ¼r Inkrementalgeber
- 39
- Niederhalteplatte resp. FĆ¼hrungsteil
- 40
- Antriebsmotor fĆ¼r Vorschub
- 41
- Getriebe fĆ¼r Antriebsrollen
- 42
- Inkrementalgeber, Encoder
- 43
- Ausleger am StĆ¼tzrollentrƤger
For a better understanding, reference is made to the reference numerals and pictures in which embodiments of the invention are shown.
- 1A
- front cam for right counter pressure roller
- 1B
- rear cam for right counter pressure roller
- 2A
- Front cam for left counter pressure roller
- 2 B
- rear cam for left counter pressure roller
- 3
- main shaft
- 4
- rear side wall
- 5
- front side wall
- 6A
- Counter pressure lever, left, front
- 6B
- Counter pressure lever, left, rear
- 7A
- Control lever, left, front
- 7B
- Control lever, left, rear
- 8A
- Counter pressure lever, right. ahead
- 8B
- Counter pressure lever, right, rear
- 9A
- Control lever, right, front
- 9B
- Control lever, right, rear
- 10
- Axle for counter pressure lever and control lever
- 11
- Stop bolt for counter pressure lever on the right
- 12
- Connecting bolt for counter pressure lever on the left
- 13
- Counter pressure roller on the right
- 14
- supporting role
- 15
- Counter pressure roller on the left
- 16A
- Swing arm, vome for support roller
- 16B
- Swing arm, rear for support roller
- 17
- Swingarm axle
- 18
- FedereinhƤngestange
- 19
- spring suspension
- 20
- Tension spring for control lever
- 21
- Support roller carrier with push arm
- 22
- cam follower
- 23
- worm shaft
- 24
- worm
- 25
- Light barrier
- 26
- slotted disc
- 27
- Switch cam for main shaft basic position
- 28
- microswitch
- 29
- control roller
- 30
- Tension spring for counter pressure lever
- 31
- DC motor
- 32
- Drive roller on the right
- 33
- Drive roller on the left
- 34
- Axle for counter pressure roller right
- 35
- Stop for rocker arm
- 36
- Tension spring for rocker arm
- 37
- Stop for push arm
- 38
- Touch wheel for incremental encoders
- 39
- Hold-down plate resp. guide part
- 40
- Drive motor for feed
- 41
- Gear for drive rollers
- 42
- Incremental encoder, encoder
- 43
- Boom on the support roller support
Beschreibung der Zeichnungsinhalte bei folgenden Figuren:
- Fig. 1
- Frontansicht der kompletten Gegendruckmechanik, einschliesslich Antrieb, Tastrad und Hauptwellenantrieb und
- Fig. 2
- Draufsicht auf Gegendruckmechanik.
- Fig. 1
- Front view of the complete counter pressure mechanism, including drive, feeler wheel and main shaft drive and
- Fig. 2
- Top view of counter pressure mechanics.
Bei der Einzelbrieffrankierung wird der Brief manuell in die Frankiermaschine eingelegt.
Fotozellen starten bei exakter Kuvertposition den Frankiervorgang. Die
beim Einlegen des Kuverts sich in einer unteren Position befindenden Gegendruckrollen
werden Ć¼ber Steuerkurven der Hauptwelle nach oben bewegt und drĆ¼cken
das Briefgut gegen die oberen Antriebswalzen. Der Brieftansport resp. der Frankiervorgang
werden nun ausgelƶst.
Der Gegendruck entsteht aus Gegendruckrollen. Zwei Rollen liegen unter den
rechten und linken Antriebswalzen. Eine dritte, mittlere Rolle hat die Aufgabe den
Brief unter den Druckkƶpfen auf das erforderliche Hƶhenniveau zu bringen, ohne
den Brief gegen die StirnflƤchen der Druckƶpfe zu drĆ¼cken, damit das Druckbild
unverschmiert bleibt. Nach dem Frankieren bewegen sich die Gegendruckrollen
wieder nach unten und geben den Spalt fĆ¼r das Einlegen eines neuen Kuverts frei.In the case of single letter franking, the letter is inserted manually into the franking machine. Photocells start the franking process with an exact envelope position. The counter-pressure rollers, which are in a lower position when the envelope is inserted, are moved upwards via control cams of the main shaft and press the mail item against the upper drive rollers. The letter transport resp. the franking process is now triggered.
The counter pressure arises from counter pressure rollers. Two rollers are under the right and left drive rollers. A third, medium role has the task of bringing the letter under the print heads to the required height level without pressing the letter against the end faces of the print heads, so that the printed image remains unsmeared. After franking, the counter pressure rollers move down again and open the gap for inserting a new envelope.
Beschreibung zu den Figuren 1 und 2:
Die Gegendruckhebel sind in der Grundstellung zum Einlegen eines Einzelbriefes
bereit. Sobald der Brief in seiner exakten hinteren und rechts am Tischanschlag
angelegten Position ist, wird Ć¼ber eine Reflexlichtschranke die Frankiermaschine
aktiviert. Zuerst dreht sich die Hauptwelle 3 um ca. 1/3 Umdrehung im Uhrzeigersinn.
Die Steuerhebel 7, 9 werden Ć¼ber die Steuerrollen 29 durch die Steuerkurven
1, 2 nach oben geschwenkt. Die Gegendruckhebel werden Ć¼ber die Zugfedem 30
ebenfalls nach oben mitgewegt, bis die Gegendruckrollen 13, 15 an den Antriebswalzen
32, 33 anliegen. Die Steuerhebel bewegen sich noch etwas weiter, bis die
Steuerkurve ihren Hƶchstpunkt erreicht hat. Der mƶgliche Ćberhub der Steuerhebel
wird durch die gefederte Ankopplung der Gegendruckhebel ausgeglichen. Die
StĆ¼tzrolle 14 hat sich Ć¼ber den Schlepphebel 22 auf dasselbe Niveau eingestellt.
Der Brief ist nun zwischen den Antriebswalzen und den Gegendruckrollen eingeklemmt.
Der Antriebsmotor 40 treibt Ć¼ber das Getriebe 41 die Antriebswalzen 32,
33 an und bewegt den Brief von rechts nach links. Die Geschwindigkeits- und Positionsdetektierung
erfolgt Ć¼ber den Inkrementalgeber 42 und dasTastrad 38. DasTastrad
wird Ć¼ber Reibung vom sich bewegenden Briefumschlag angetrieben und
erfasst so die exakte Geschwindigkeit der BriefoberflƤche. In AbhƤngigkeit von der
Briefposition spritzen die Tintenstrahldruckkƶpfe zellenweise entsprechende Muster
ab, die in Folge zu dem gewĆ¼nschten Druckbild fĆ¼hren. Die Niederhalteplatte
resp. FĆ¼hrungsteil 39 hƤlt den Brief auf einen exakten Abstand zu der Druckkopfstirnseite
um bezĆ¼glich Auflƶsung ein sauberes Druckbild erhalten zu kƶnnen und
ausserdem zu verhindern, dass die gedruckten Zeilen bei der Bewegung des Kuverts
verschmiert werden. Nach Beendigung des Frankiervorganges schaltet der
Antriebsmotor ab und die Hauptwelle dreht sich wieder in ihre Grundstellung zurĆ¼ck,
die Gegendruckhebel nehmen wieder ihre Ausgangsstellung ein.
Die Tintenstrahidruckkƶpfe sind auf einem Justagemodul fixiert. Ćber diese Mechanik
lassen sich die Druckkƶpfe genau zueinander justieren, damit das Anfangspixel
des einen Kopfes mit dem Endpixel des zweiten Kopfes genau Ć¼bereinstimmen und
so keine DruckbildlĆ¼cken entstehen. Die Druckkƶpfe werden Ć¼ber SchlƤuche an
einem einfach austauschbaren TintenbeutelbehƤlter angeschlossen. Bei der Erstinbetriebnahme
mĆ¼ssen die Tinte aus dem Tintenbeutel abgesaugt und die Druckkƶpfe
geflutet werden.Description of Figures 1 and 2:
The counterpressure levers are ready for inserting a single letter in the basic position. As soon as the letter is in its exact rear and right position on the table stop, the franking machine is activated via a reflex light barrier. First, the
The inkjet printheads are fixed on an adjustment module. Using this mechanism, the print heads can be precisely adjusted to each other so that the start pixel of one head exactly matches the end pixel of the second head and so there are no print image gaps. The printheads are connected to an easily replaceable ink bag container via tubes. When commissioning for the first time, the ink must be sucked out of the ink bag and the print heads flooded.
Numerierungs- und Teilebenennungsliste fĆ¼r Druckkopf-Justagemodul:
- 301A
- vorderer Tintenstrahldruckkopf
- 301B
- hinterer Tintenstrahldruckkopf
- 302
- Unterlagsscheibe
- 303
- Spannblech fĆ¼r Druckkopf
- 304
- verstellbare DruckkopftrƤgerplatte
- 305
- starre DruckkopftrƤgerplatte
- 306
- Stellschraube
- 307
- Federscheibe fĆ¼r Justageweg
- 308
- Federscheibe fĆ¼r Anpressung
- 309
- Bundschraube
- 310
- Spannschraube
- 311
- Einpressgewindebuchse
- 312
- Butzen fĆ¼r die Druckopfpositionierung
- 313
- Kopfplatte
- 314
- TrƤgerplatte
- 315
- SƤulenfĆ¼hrungsbuchse
- 316
- HubsƤule
- 317
- Niederhalteplatte resp. FĆ¼hrungsteil
- 318
- Druckfeder
- 319
- Hubplatte
- 320
- Hubexzenter
- 321
- Feststellschraube
- 322
- Einpressgewindebuchse
- 323
- DistanzhĆ¼lse
- 301A
- front inkjet printhead
- 301B
- rear inkjet printhead
- 302
- washer
- 303
- Clamping plate for printhead
- 304
- adjustable print head carrier plate
- 305
- rigid print head carrier plate
- 306
- screw
- 307
- Spring washer for adjustment
- 308
- Spring washer for pressure
- 309
- Bundschraube
- 310
- clamping screw
- 311
- Einpressgewindebuchse
- 312
- Slugs for positioning the print head
- 313
- headstock
- 314
- support plate
- 315
- Column guide bushing
- 316
- Lifting column
- 317
- Hold-down plate resp. guide part
- 318
- compression spring
- 319
- lifting plate
- 320
- stroke eccentric
- 321
- locking screw
- 322
- Einpressgewindebuchse
- 323
- Stand Off
Beschreibung der Zeichnungsinhalte bei folgenden Figuren:
- Fig. 3
- Draufsicht auf das Druckkopf-Justagemodul,
- Fig. 4
- Frontansicht auf die Druckkƶpfe und die DruckkopftrƤgerplatten, in dieser Ansicht sind nicht alle Teile in ihrer wahren Position dargestellt und
- Fig. 5
- Frontansicht auf die Druckkƶpfe und die DruckkopftrƤgerpfatten.
- Fig. 3
- Top view of the printhead adjustment module,
- Fig. 4
- Front view of the print heads and the print head carrier plates, in this view not all parts are shown in their true position and
- Fig. 5
- Front view of the printheads and the printhead support plates.
Bei der hier beschriebenen Frankiermaschine werden zur Realisierung der geforderten Druckbildhƶhe und der Auflƶsung zwei Tintenstrahldruckkƶpfe benƶtigt. Zur Erreichung der Druckbildhƶhe sind die Druckkƶpfe in der Tiefe gegeneinander versetzt. D.h., dass die obere HƤlfte des Druckbildes vom hinteren Druckkopf und die untere HƤlfte vom vorderen Druckkopf erzeugt wird. Um im Druckbild keine LĆ¼cke oder ein Ćberdrucken zu erhalten, mĆ¼ssen die Pixelzeilen der beiden Druckkƶpfe gegeneinander justiert werden kƶnnen. Die Druckkƶpfe sind ausserdem in der Draufsicht schrƤg angeordnet, da bei dieser SchrƤgstellung der effektive Abstand der einzelnen DruckdĆ¼sen geringer und so eine hƶhere Auflƶsung des Druckbildes mƶglich ist. Ein Druckkopf ist starr montiert, wogegen der zweite Drukkopf entlang der DĆ¼senreihe relativ zum starren Druckkopf verschoben bzw. feinjustiert werden kann. An dem Druckkopf-Justagemodul ist auch die schon beschriebene Niederhalteplatte resp. FĆ¼hrungsteil gelagert. The franking machine described here is used to implement the required Print image height and the resolution required two inkjet printheads. to When the print image height is reached, the print heads are against each other at depth added. This means that the top half of the print image is from the rear print head and the lower half is generated by the front printhead. To none in the printed image To get gap or overprint, the pixel rows of the two must Printheads can be adjusted against each other. The printheads are also arranged obliquely in the plan view, since the effective The distance between the individual pressure nozzles is smaller and thus a higher resolution of the Print image is possible. One printhead is rigidly mounted, while the second printhead shifted or finely adjusted along the row of nozzles relative to the rigid print head can be. The printhead adjustment module is also the one already described Hold-down plate resp. Guide part stored.
Die Druckkopfeinheit ist als eigenstƤndiges Modul ausgefĆ¼hrt. d.h.. dass die Montage
als koplette Unterbaugruppe mƶglich ist und die Druckkƶpfe vor dem Gesamteinbau
feinjustiert werden kƶnnen. Auf der TrƤgerplatte 314 ist die starre DruckkopftrƤgerplatte
305 und die Kopfplatte 313 montiert. Der vordere Druckkopf 301A
wird Ć¼ber die Butzen 312 genau positioniert und Ć¼ber kleine PrƤgungen am Spannblech
303 an die DruckkopftrƤgerplatte 305 angedrĆ¼ckt. Das Spannen erfolgt Ć¼ber
die Spannschraube 310 und die Einpressmutter 311. Auf der RĆ¼ckseite des starren
DruckkopftrƤgers sitzt die verstellbare DruckkopftrƤgerplatte 304. Sie ist in der
Tiefe verschiebbar und wird durch die Einpressgewindebuchsen 322 bzw. die
Bundschrauben 309 gefĆ¼hrt. Die Bundschrauben 309 drĆ¼cken die verstellbare
DruckkopftrƤgerplatte 304 Ć¼ber die Federscheiben 308 und die Unterlagsscheiben
302 an die AuflageflƤche an. Die verstellbare DruckkopftrƤgerplatte lƤsst sich gegen
die Reibung dieser Anpresskraft verschieben. Der hintere Druckkopf 301 B ist
wie der vordere positioniert und gehalten. Die verstellbare DruckkopftrƤgerplatte
304 weist an der vorderen Seite einen Umbug auf, in den eine Gewindebuchse
eingepresst ist. Auf diese Gewindebuchse sind ein Federscheibenpaket 307 und
die DistanzhĆ¼lse 323 aufgebracht. Das Federpaket verspannt sich zwischen den
abgebogenen Winkeln der starren und verstellbaren DruckkopftrƤgerplatten. Die
Justage der verstellbaren DruckkopftrƤgerplatte erfolgt Ć¼ber die Stellschraube 306.
Beim Anziehen der Stellschraube bewegt sich der hintere Druckkopf mit der DruckkopftrƤgerplatte
nach vorne. Beim Lƶsen wandert die Einheit unter der Federkraft
des Federpaketes 307 nach hinten. Durch die Vorspannung des Federpaketes wird
jegliches Spiel aufgehoben. Der hintere Druckkopf 301B wird so eingestellt. dass
die vorderste TintenstrahldĆ¼se mit der hintersten des vorderen Druckkopfes Ć¼bereinstimmt
bzw. exakt einen Pixelabstand aufweist. Nachdem die Druckkƶpfe exakt
justiert sind, wird der verstellbare Teil mittels der Feststellschraube 321 fixiert,
damit sich dieser nicht mehr verstellen kann. In der Kopfplatte 313 sitzen noch zwei
SƤulenfĆ¼hrungsbuchsen 315, die die SƤulen 316 der Niederhalteplatte resp. FĆ¼hrungsteil
317 fĆ¼hren. Die Niederhalteplatte resp. FĆ¼hrungsteil 317 wird Ć¼ber die
Hubexzenter 320 auf und abbewegt. Die Druckfedern 318 heben die Hubplatte 319
spielfrei nach oben an.The print head unit is designed as a separate module. i.e. the assembly
is possible as a complete subassembly and the printheads before installation
can be finely adjusted. The rigid print head carrier plate is on the
Claims (6)
- Franking machine comprising an ink-jet printing unit having at least one print head for printing flat postal items, such as letter or postcards, which can be inserted into or pass through the machine, consisting of a guide part (317) which is arranged around the print head in such a manner that it projects with respect to its nozzle orifice plane and with which a conveying device transporting the postal items between itself and opposing conveying rollers (13, 15) rotating about axes arranged transversely to the conveying direction is associated, the conveying device having two drive rollers (32, 33) forming a conveying section together with the guide part and mounted upstream and downstream of the print head as viewed in the conveying direction (F), and counter-pressure rollers exerting pressure on the drive rollers and on a postal item transported therebetween being provided opposite thereto, characterised in that the printing unit has at least two print heads (301A, 301B) which form a common nozzle orifice plane, and that the print heads (301A, 301B) are each rectangular when viewed in the direction of the nozzle orifice plane and are arranged at an acute angle relative to the conveying direction (F) of the postal items and in such a manner that they are partially offset relative to one another.
- Machine according to claim 1, characterised in that at least one of the print heads (301A, 301B) is displaceable relative to the other print head (301A, 301B) in the direction deviating from the conveying direction (F) of the postal items.
- Machine according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that the adjustable print head (301B) is fixed to a print head carrier plate (304) adjustable relative to a stationary print head carrier plate (305) arranged perpendicularly to the nozzle orifice plane and receiving the stationary print head (301A).
- Machine according to one of claims 2 or 3, characterised in that the print head carrier plates (304, 305) are formed by a clamping device (306, 307) acting in the adjusting direction.
- Machine according to claim 4, characterised in that the print head carrier plates (304, 305) bearing against one another by means of their rear faces are formed at an end arranged in the adjusting direction by angled portions between which a spring (307) arranged on an adjusting screw (306) connecting the portions is provided.
- Machine according to one of claims 3 to 5, characterised in that the adjustable print head carrier plate (304) can be locked by means of a screw (309) traversing it and rotatably fixed in the stationary print head carrier plate (305).
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