Global Patent Index - EP 1371023 B1

EP 1371023 B1 20120829 - FRANKING MACHINE

Title (en)

FRANKING MACHINE

Title (de)

FRANKIERMASCHINE

Title (fr)

AFFRANCHISSEUSE

Publication

EP 1371023 B1 20120829 (DE)

Application

EP 02701143 A 20020310

Priority

  • CH 0200143 W 20020310
  • CH 4602001 A 20010313

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO02073541A1] The printing head (2) of a printing gear (3) in franking machines (1) is susceptible to dust particles, transmitted by objects to be sent, such as letters, postcards or printed products and introduced by the same. A franking machine (1) is thus disclosed, with a suction or compressed air supply device (9) which acts in a protective manner against particulate contaminants, at least in the vicinity of the print head, on the same.

IPC 8 full level

G07B 17/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/17 (2006.01); B41J 29/17 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B41J 2/1714 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 29/17 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 17/00508 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 2017/00233 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 2017/00516 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 2017/00524 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 2017/00532 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 2017/00556 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 02073541 A1 20020919; AU 2002234474 A1 20020924; AU 2002234474 A2 20030605; AU 2002234474 A9 20080703; AU 2002234474 B2 20071129; AU 2002234474 B9 20080710; EP 1371023 A1 20031217; EP 1371023 B1 20120829; US 2003167940 A1 20030911; US 6758560 B2 20040706

DOCDB simple family (application)

CH 0200143 W 20020310; AU 2002234474 A 20020310; EP 02701143 A 20020310; US 27627903 A 20030512