EP 0376476 B1 19950315 - Ink tray.
Title (en)
Ink tray.
Title (de)
Stempelkissenplatte.
Title (fr)
Plateau pour encreur.
Publication
Application
Priority
US 29147888 A 19881228
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0376476A2] An inker module (25) for a high speed mailing machine is disclosed. The inker module (25) includes an ink pad (36) and an ink chamber (204) in which the ink pad (36) is at least partially disposed to sorb ink therefrom. The ink pad device may also comprise an ink reservoir (41) and/or a pump (40) for pumping ink from the reservoir (41) to the ink chamber (204). The inker module (25) is attachable to a drive (32) for moving the ink pad horizontally and vertically from a horizontal home position to a horizontal inking position in which the ink pad (36) is tamped against a printing device (38) which imprints postage indicia. The ink pump (40) comprises a deformable chamber (230) which is compressed to pump ink from the reservoir (41) to the ink chamber (204). In one embodiment, the ink pad (36) and the ink chamber (204) are provided as a disposable, non-replenishable, non-refillable unit containing a limited amount of ink for limited use. In another embodiment, the ink chamber (204), the ink pad (36), the reservoir (41) and the pump (41) form a unit in which ink is replenished from the reservoir (41) to the ink chamber (204). In that embodiment, the entire unit may be made disposable and may be moved by the drive (32) to the inking position. In still another embodiment, the ink pad (36) and the ink chamber (204) form a disposable, replenishable unit, and the reservoir (41) is replaceable. In that embodiment, only the ink pad (36) and the ink chamber (204) are movable by the drive (32) to the inking position.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41K 3/56 (2006.01); G07B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41K 3/56 (2013.01); G07B 17/00508 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00548 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00556 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0376476 A2 19900704; EP 0376476 A3 19900919; EP 0376476 B1 19950315; AU 4475989 A 19900705; CA 2003135 A1 19900628; DE 68921728 D1 19950420; DE 68921728 T2 19950713; JP H02245370 A 19901001
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 89312243 A 19891124; AU 4475989 A 19891117; CA 2003135 A 19891116; DE 68921728 T 19891124; JP 33090489 A 19891220