EP 0219847 A3 19880107 - AUTOMATIC INK LEVEL CONTROL SYSTEM
Title (en)
AUTOMATIC INK LEVEL CONTROL SYSTEM
Publication
Application
Priority
US 78988185 A 19851021
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0219847A2] Method and apparatus for automatically controlling the inking level of the printed indicia of a value printing machine particularly suitable for postage meters. An ink (41) including a phosphorescent component is used to print the indicia and a sensing unit (54) measures the phosphorescent level of the resulting printed indicia. This measured phosphorescent level is used to control the transfer of ink (41) from an ink reservoir (42) to an inking roller (48) which inks the postage indicia die (31). The mailing machine (10) includes a document feeding bin, an automatic document feeder, a document transport mechanism and a postage meter (20), which when activated, prints postage indicia onto the document (52) using the method and apparatus for controlling the inking level.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41L 27/04 (2006.01); G07B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41L 27/04 (2013.01); G07B 17/00193 (2013.01); G07B 2017/0025 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00653 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] EP 0143744 B1 19880113
- [X] US 3835777 A 19740917 - KRYGERIS A
- [X] US 3567923 A 19710302 - HUTCHISON JOEL F
- [Y] DE 3241489 A1 19840510 - DICKFELD DIRK H
- [Y] DE 2524023 A1 19751218 - PITNEY BOWES INC
- [Y] GB 1536403 A 19781220 - PITNEY BOWES INC
- [A] CH 113837 A 19260517 - HENRY BAER & CO [CH]
- [A] EP 0129768 A2 19850102 - SIEMENS AG [DE]
- [X] DER POLYGRAPH, vol. 16, no. 11, 5th June 1963, pages 624-625, Frankfurt/Main, DE; "Automatische Farbkontrolle und Farbsteuerung beim Bogendruck"
Designated contracting state (EPC)
CH DE FR GB LI
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 86114531 A 19861021