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(11) | EP 0 589 716 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Positioning assembly for a thermal postage meter |
(57) The positioning assembly is used in a thermal printing postage meter having a base
supporting a registration wall and a deck, and a thermal print head fixably mounted
to the registration wall above a portion of the deck to define a print station for
printing a postage indicia on an envelope having a leading edge positioned on the
deck in the print station. The positioning assembly includes a stop lever and a position
support arrangement. The position support arrangement provides support for the stop
lever such that in a first or home position, the stop lever obstructs the longitudinal
positioning on the deck beyond the proper print station location. The obstruction
is caused by encounter of the stop lever with the leading edge of the envelope. During
initiation of the print cycle, the stop lever is repositioned to a second position
removing the stop lever from obstructing the leading edge of the envelope. |