EP 0472677 B1 19940720 - DEVICE FOR ACTUATING A FRANKING MACHINE.
Title (en)
DEVICE FOR ACTUATING A FRANKING MACHINE.
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG ZUM AUSLÖSEN EINER FRANKIERMASCHINE.
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF DE DECLENCHEMENT DE MACHINE A AFFRANCHIR.
Publication
Application
Priority
- CH 83590 A 19900314
- CH 9100041 W 19910219
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9114238A1] The device comprises two levers (80, 81) which rotate about rigid shafts (86, 87). A lower draw-in roller (21.2) is supported on a third rigid shaft (85). The upper draw-in roller (21.1) is mounted on a lever (80) and is pressed elastically against the lower roller (21.1). Letters to be franked travel in the direction of the arrow (52) and force the two rollers (21.1, 21.2) apart up to a maximum width D. One lever (80) has a pin (95) on one arm which engages in a curved slot (98) in the other lever (81). At widths between zero and 3 mm, for example, the pin (95) moves freely in the curved slot (98). At greater widths, the pin (95) strikes against the edge of the slot and presses the other lever (81) in the direction of the deflection position represented by the dashed line. The franking machine is set in operation by a starting lever (22) rotatably mounted in an elongated hole (99) in the other lever (81). When this lever (81) is pivoted, the corresponding actuating time is altered, as result of which the franking stamp is printed later on thick envelopes than on thin ones. This improves the quality of the impression.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41K 3/00 (2006.01); B41K 3/04 (2006.01); B65H 5/06 (2006.01); G07B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G07B 17/00467 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 17/00508 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 17/00661 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 2017/00564 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 2017/00604 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 2017/00685 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9114238 A1 19910919; CA 2053276 C 19960806; DE 59102237 D1 19940825; EP 0472677 A1 19920304; EP 0472677 B1 19940720; JP H05503048 A 19930527; US 5203263 A 19930420
DOCDB simple family (application)
CH 9100041 W 19910219; CA 2053276 A 19910219; DE 59102237 T 19910219; EP 91903426 A 19910219; JP 50364791 A 19910219; US 79344091 A 19911104