EP 0476918 A2 19920325 - A postage meter.
Title (en)
A postage meter.
Title (de)
Frankiermaschine.
Title (fr)
Machine d'affranchissement.
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 9020634 A 19900921
Abstract (en)
A postage meter (1) has a rotatable print drum (63) for franking an article. The print drum (63) includes settable value-denoting elements (631) and is mounted on a drum shaft (64) for rotation therewith. A series of motors (81, 83, 86, 87, 88) are each connected to drive a respective one of the value-denoting elements (631) via an intervening drive train (73, 74, 82, 84, 861, 871, 881). There is a gearbox housing (71, 72) within which the drive trains (73, 74, 82, 84, 861, 871, 881) are housed. The gearbox housing (71, 72) is split into two portions (71, 72) which are shaped so that they together encircle and are supported by the drum shaft (64). This provides a compact and easily assembled postage meter (1). <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 7/00 (2006.01); G07B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07B 17/00508 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00548 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0476918 A2 19920325; EP 0476918 A3 19920715; EP 0476918 B1 19960515; CA 2051932 A1 19920322; DE 69119519 D1 19960620; DE 69119519 T2 19961205; GB 2248042 A 19920325; GB 2248042 B 19940713; GB 9020634 D0 19901031; JP H04261877 A 19920917
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 91308288 A 19910911; CA 2051932 A 19910920; DE 69119519 T 19910911; GB 9020634 A 19900921; JP 24185691 A 19910920