Global Patent Index - EP 3693306 B1

EP 3693306 B1 20210915 - METHOD FOR FRANKING MAIL ITEMS FED TO A FRANKING MACHINE, AND DEVICE FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD

Title (en)

METHOD FOR FRANKING MAIL ITEMS FED TO A FRANKING MACHINE, AND DEVICE FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM FRANKIEREN VON EINER FRANKIERMASCHINE ZUGEFÜHRTEN VERSANDSTÜCKEN, UND EINRICHTUNG ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG DES VERFAHRENS

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ D'AFFRANCHISSEMENT D'ARTICLES DE COURRIER ACHEMINÉS SUR UNE MACHINE D'AFFRANCHISSEMENT, ET DISPOSITIF POUR LA MISE EN OEUVRE DUDIT PROCÉDÉ

Publication

EP 3693306 B1 20210915 (DE)

Application

EP 19405005 A 20190211

Priority

EP 19405005 A 20190211

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2020258319A1] A method for franking mail items fed to a franking machine. The mail items are drawn from the underside of a stack for separation or are fed individually on a conveying section upstream of the franking machine to a printing unit for franking, after franking, are discharged in the opposite direction from the printing unit. The mail items are fed via a diverter section to the conveying section, after franking, are conveyed via the diverter section which is switched over to change the conveying direction into a depositing apparatus below the diverter section. The mail items are guided in the opening region of the franking machine into the printing position and are returned out of the printing position. The printing position of a mail item fed to the printing unit is determined by a print head movement-controlled from a readiness position pursuant to the format length of the mail item.

IPC 8 full level

B65H 29/14 (2006.01); B65H 3/06 (2006.01); B65H 3/56 (2006.01); B65H 5/06 (2006.01); B65H 29/52 (2006.01); B65H 31/02 (2006.01); B65H 43/00 (2006.01); G07B 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

B41K 3/50 (2013.01 - CN); B65H 3/063 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 3/56 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 5/062 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 29/14 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 29/52 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 29/58 (2013.01 - US); B65H 31/02 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 43/00 (2013.01 - EP); G07B 17/00193 (2013.01 - EP); G07B 17/00467 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 17/00508 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 17/00661 (2013.01 - US); B65H 2301/4212 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 2301/42322 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 2403/942 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 2404/144 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 2404/632 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 2405/3321 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 2511/11 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 2511/20 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 2701/1916 (2013.01 - EP); B65H 2801/78 (2013.01 - EP); G07B 2017/00491 (2013.01 - EP); G07B 2017/00516 (2013.01 - EP); G07B 2017/00524 (2013.01 - US); G07B 2017/0058 (2013.01 - US); G07B 2017/00669 (2013.01 - US); G07B 2017/00685 (2013.01 - EP US)

C-Set (source: EP)

  1. B65H 2511/11 + B65H 2220/01
  2. B65H 2511/20 + B65H 2220/02 + B65H 2220/11

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3693306 A1 20200812; EP 3693306 B1 20210915; CN 111546796 A 20200818; CN 111546796 B 20240416; US 11538285 B2 20221227; US 2020258319 A1 20200813

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19405005 A 20190211; CN 202010086663 A 20200211; US 201916719187 A 20191218