(19)
(11) EP 0 737 942 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.08.1997 Bulletin 1997/33

(43) Date of publication A2:
16.10.1996 Bulletin 1996/42

(21) Application number: 96302591.1

(22) Date of filing: 12.04.1996
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: G07B 17/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE FR GB LI

(30) Priority: 14.04.1995 US 421902
14.04.1995 US 422155

(71) Applicant: Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems AG
CH-3018 Bern (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • Nast, Kurt
    3027 Bern (CH)
  • Müller, Martin
    4900 Langenthal (CH)
  • Berger, Erwin
    3174 Thörishaus (CH)
  • Etter, Stefan
    3526 Brenzikofen (CH)
  • Moy, Christian
    3257 Grossaffoltern (CH)

(74) Representative: Flint, Adam 
W.H. Beck, Greener & Co., 7 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn
London WC2A 3SZ
London WC2A 3SZ (GB)

   


(54) System for setting date wheels in a postage meter


(57) A postage meter that has value wheels (22) and date wheels (24), each value wheel (22) being adjustable by a linkage (26) that moves through a range of positions sufficient to select any of the ten print indicia thereof. Several of the linkages (26) are able to move further, beyond the positions for the ten indicia of the value wheels. When such a linkage (26) moves to said further position, it moves a pawl (39) that ratchets a corresponding date wheel (24) to its next position. The linkages (26) may include rack elements (26) that move along the axis of the print rotor (500).






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