(19)
(11) EP 0 111 321 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.05.1987 Bulletin 1987/22

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.06.1984 Bulletin 1984/25

(21) Application number: 83112363

(22) Date of filing: 08.12.1983
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE FR GB LI

(30) Priority: 08.12.1982 US 447913

(71) Applicant: PITNEY BOWES INC.
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(72) Inventors:
  • Eckert, Alton B.
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  • Nambudiri, Easwaran C.N.
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(54) Methods and apparatus for initializing the print wheels in an electronic postage meter


(57) 57 A print wheel selection mechanism (140) is placed in its select position, and is moved into abutment with a stop (180) a plurality of times. The selection mechanism is then aligned, and oriented with a predetermined one of the print wheels. The print wheel is rotated into abutment with a stop a plurality of times, aligned and exercised to set it at a predetermined position. The moving, aligning, orienting, and exercising steps are continued sequentially with each print wheel to set all the print wheels to a predetermined position and a signal is produced when the foregoing steps have all been accomplished.






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