公开(公告)号：US07474762B2

公开(公告)日：2009-01-06

申请号：US10265141

申请日：2002-10-07

申请人： Joska Dimeski

发明人： Joska Dimeski

IPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  B07C5/00 ,  G06F17/00 ,  B41J29/393

CPC分类号： G07B17/00661 ,  G07B17/00467 ,  G07B2017/00556 ,  G07B2017/00564 ,  G07B2017/00669

摘要： This invention relates to a machine for franking mail items, comprising means for printing postal indicia on a mail item, means for detecting the position of this mail item along a path of travel of this item and control means linked to said detection means and to said printing means for proceeding with printing postal indicia on said mail item at a predetermined place, and means for acquisition and processing of an image of such printed postal indicia so as to determine the conformity thereof with respect to at least one predetermined reference image. These image acquisition and processing means comprise in particular means for determining a lack of registration of said printed postal indicia.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于印刷邮件的机器，包括用于在邮件上打印邮戳的装置，用于检测沿着该物品行进路径的该邮件的位置的装置和与所述检测装置链接的所述检测装置的控制装置， 打印装置，用于在所述邮件项目上在预定位置处理打印邮戳，以及用于获取和处理这种打印的邮戳的图像的装置，以便确定其对于至少一个预定参考图像的一致性。 这些图像采集和处理装置特别包括用于确定所述打印的邮戳的注册不足的装置。

公开(公告)号：US20040215583A1

公开(公告)日：2004-10-28

申请号：US09770614

申请日：2001-01-29

申请人： Neopost Limited

发明人： James Neil Elliott

IPC分类号： G06F017/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00508 ,  G07B2017/00483 ,  G07B2017/00532 ,  G07B2017/00564 ,  G07B2017/00637 ,  G07B2017/00669

摘要： A method of printing a report sheet using a printer of a postage meter in which the printer is capable of printing only in a print field smaller than required to print the report sheet and in which first and seconfd edges of the sheet are required to be located at predetermined positions is described in which printing of the report sheet is effected in a sequence of printing operations and the report sheet is folded in such a manner as to permit an area thereof intended to receive an imprint in the print field of the printer.

摘要翻译： 一种使用邮资计费器的打印机打印报告单的方法，其中打印机仅能够在打印报告页面所需的打印区域内打印，并且其中要求打印纸张的第一和第二边缘位于其中 描述了在预定位置，其中按照打印操作的顺序进行报告页的打印，并且以允许打印机的打印区域中的打印区域被打印的区域进行折叠的方式进行折叠。

公开(公告)号：US20030016981A1

公开(公告)日：2003-01-23

申请号：US10009682

申请日：2001-12-30

发明人： Werner Haug

IPC分类号： B41J005/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00661 ,  B41J11/005 ,  B41J11/20 ,  B41J13/12 ,  G07B17/00467 ,  G07B17/00508 ,  G07B2017/00532 ,  G07B2017/00556 ,  G07B2017/00669 ,  G07B2017/00693

摘要： The invention relates to a franking machine comprising an inkjet printing unit with two printing heads (301A, 301B), for printing on flat posted objects which can be inserted or run through the unit, such as letters or postcards. Said machine further comprises a guide piece (317), arranged around the print heads (301A, 301B) and projecting relative to the common jet opening plane thereof. A transport device for the posted objects is connected to said guide piece, with two drive rollers which, together with the guide piece, form a transport path and which are mounted before and after the print head, relative to the transport direction. The printing heads (301A, 301B) form a common jet opening plane and on the jet opening plane are rectangular in form, arranged at a steep angle to the direction of travel of the posted objects and mutually offset from each other.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种印刷机，其包括具有两个打印头（301A，301B）的喷墨打印单元，用于打印可以插入或穿过该单元（例如字母或明信片）的平坦的张贴物品。 所述机器还包括布置在打印头（301A，301B）周围并相对于其共同喷射平面突出的引导件（317）。 用于张贴物体的传送装置连接到所述引导件，其中两个驱动辊与引导件一起形成传送路径，并且相对于传送方向安装在打印头之前和之后。 打印头（301A，301B）形成共同的喷射开口平面，并且在喷射开口平面上形成矩形，被布置成与张贴的物体的行进方向相陡的角度并相互偏移。

公开(公告)号：US06220686B1

公开(公告)日：2001-04-24

申请号：US09023457

申请日：1998-02-13

申请人： Manfred Lüdi ,  Christian Moy

发明人： Manfred Lüdi ,  Christian Moy

IPC分类号： B41J300

CPC分类号： G07B17/00508 ,  B41J11/008 ,  B41J11/42 ,  B41J13/12 ,  G07B17/00661 ,  G07B2017/00532 ,  G07B2017/00669 ,  G07B2017/00693

摘要： In a postage printing device, a printer is employed to print postage indicia on mail pieces. The printer is preferably a noncontact printer such as an ink-jet printer. Printing occurs as the mail piece moves relative to the print head of the printer, which requires that reliable motion information (e.g. a print clock signal) be made available to the electronics driving the print head. The reliable motion is provided in a noncontact way, preferably by directing a laser beam toward the mail piece and detecting a moving speckle pattern in the light scattered from the mail piece.

摘要翻译： 在邮资打印装置中，使用打印机在邮件上打印邮资标记。 打印机优选为非接触式打印机，例如喷墨打印机。 打印发生在邮件相对于打印机的打印头移动时，这就要求可靠的运动信息（例如打印时钟信号）可用于驱动打印头的电子设备。 以非接触方式提供可靠的运动，优选地通过将激光束引向邮件并检测从邮件散射的光中的移动散斑图案。

公开(公告)号：US06201361B1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-13

申请号：US09368662

申请日：1999-08-05

申请人： Martin Müller

发明人： Martin Müller

IPC分类号： H02P546

CPC分类号： G07B17/00467 ,  G07B2017/00258 ,  G07B2017/00564 ,  G07B2017/00669

摘要： A mail piece handler defines a paper path having a downstream direction. A first motor is mechanically coupled with the mail piece handler, and an encoder is operatively coupled with the mail piece handler. A mail piece sensor is positioned at the paper path, and a print rotor is positioned at the paper path downstream of the mail piece sensor, the print rotor having a print surface. A second motor is mechanically coupled with the print rotor, and an electronic controller is communicatively coupled with the encoder, with the mail piece sensor, and with the second motor, the controller disposed in the event of sensing of a mail piece by the mail piece sensor to control said second motor so as to cause the print surface of the print rotor to move at substantially a speed measured via the encoder.

摘要翻译： 邮件处理器定义具有下游方向的纸张路径。 第一马达与邮件处理机械机械耦合，并且编码器与邮件处理器可操作地耦合。 邮件传感器位于纸路径处，并且打印转子位于邮件传感器下游的纸路上，打印转子具有打印面。 第二电动机与打印转子机械耦合，并且电子控制器与编码器通信地与邮件传感器耦合，并且在第二电动机中，控制器设置在通过邮件检测邮件的情况下 传感器，以控制所述第二电动机，以使得打印转子的打印表面基本上以经由编码器测量的速度移动。

公开(公告)号：US5816147A

公开(公告)日：1998-10-06

申请号：US738490

申请日：1996-10-28

申请人： Flavio M. Manduley ,  Maria Paz Parkos

发明人： Flavio M. Manduley ,  Maria Paz Parkos

IPC分类号： G07B17/00 ,  B41L47/46

CPC分类号： G07B17/00661 ,  G07B2017/00669

摘要： This invention prevents the accounting unit of a postage meter from deducting funds when a mailpiece has been removed. The foregoing is achieved by giving the postage meter the intelligence to stop printing the postal indicia and deducting the value of the postal indicia just before the indicia is printed. This would eliminate the loss of funds due to problems between trip command and actual indicia printing. The apparatus of this invention utilizes a sensor to detect the presence of a mailpiece at a printing position and a detector to determine the location of the indicia printing plate or the time that an ink jet printer is going to print so that the system will be able to prevent the printing of a postal indicia and deducting the value of the postal indicia just before the indicia is printed.

摘要翻译： 本发明防止邮寄计费器的会计单元在邮件已被移除时扣除资金。 上述是通过给予邮资计算机以停止打印邮戳的智能，并在打印标记之前扣除邮戳的价值。 这样可以消除由于旅行指令和实际打印之间的问题造成的资金损失。 本发明的装置利用传感器来检测在打印位置处的邮件的存在和检测器，以确定标记印刷版的位置或喷墨打印机要打印的时间，以便系统能够 以防止打印邮戳，并在打印标记之前扣除邮戳的价值。

公开(公告)号：US5712542A

公开(公告)日：1998-01-27

申请号：US562854

申请日：1995-11-27

申请人： Peter Stutz ,  Martin Muller ,  Andre Fluckiger

发明人： Peter Stutz ,  Martin Muller ,  Andre Fluckiger

IPC分类号： G07B17/00 ,  G07B17/02 ,  H02P5/46

CPC分类号： G07B17/00314 ,  G07B17/00661 ,  G07B2017/00338 ,  G07B2017/00346 ,  G07B2017/00669

摘要： A postage meter has a print rotor rotated by a motor and the motor is capable of being started and stopped under processor control. State variables are established within a nonvolatile memory. The rotor begins in its home position. When a mail piece such as a letter is detected by a letter sensor, the processor sets a state variable. At some point (either before loss of power, or after restoration of power) the postage value to be printed is booked into the accounting register. The rotor motor is started. At some point (either before loss of power, or after restoration of power) the rotor reaches its home position again. A state variable is cleared. In this way, it is possible, even after the loss and restoration of power, to distinguish between a rotor that is in its home position because it has not yet printed postage (but needs to do so) and a rotor that is in its home position because the printing of postage has been completed. Similarly it is possible, even after the loss and restoration of power, to distinguish between accounting registers that are quiescent because they have not yet had a postage amount booked, and registers that are quiescent because the booking of postage has been completed. The postage meter is thus quite unlikely to print postage that has not been booked, or book postage that does not get printed, even in the face of power losses at unpredictable times, and even in the absence of a large-capacity reserve power supply.

摘要翻译： 邮资计具有由电动机旋转的打印转子，并且电机能够在处理器控制下启动和停止。 在非易失性存储器中建立状态变量。 转子从其起始位置开始。 当通过字母传感器检测到诸如字母的邮件时，处理器设置状态变量。 在某些时候（在电力丧失或恢复电力之前），要打印的邮资值被记入会计登记册。 转子电机启动。 在某些时候（在功率损失或电源恢复之后）转子再次到达原来的位置。 状态变量被清除。 这样，即使在电力的损失和恢复之后，也可以区分由于尚未打印邮资（但需要这样做）的转子和位于其家中的转子而在其原位置的转子 因为邮资的打印已经完成。 同样地，即使在损失和恢复权力之后，也可能区分静止的会计登记册，因为它们还没有预订的邮资金额，而且由于订购邮资已经完成，所以登记成静止。 因此，即使在不可预测的时间内即使在没有大容量备用电源的情况下面对功率损失，邮资计费器也不太可能打印尚未预订的邮资，或者预订不打印的邮资。

公开(公告)号：US5640903A

公开(公告)日：1997-06-24

申请号：US580692

申请日：1995-12-29

申请人： James A. Salomon

发明人： James A. Salomon

IPC分类号： G07B17/00 ,  B41L47/46

CPC分类号： G07B17/00661 ,  G07B17/00508 ,  G07B2017/00564 ,  G07B2017/00669 ,  Y10S209/90

摘要： An apparatus for ensuring proper registration of a mailpiece in a feed path of a postage meter prior to printing includes a printing mechanism; detecting structure which detects first and second edges of the mailpiece in the feed path, the detecting structure initiating printing by the printing mechanism on the mailpiece at times when the first and second edges are concurrently detected in the feed path by the detecting structure and inhibiting printing by the printing mechanism at times when the first and second edges are not concurrently detected in the feed path by the detecting means. A method accomplishes the function of the apparatus.

摘要翻译： 用于确保邮票在打印之前在邮资计费器的馈送路径中正确注册的装置包括打印机构; 检测结构，其检测馈送路径中的邮件的第一和第二边缘，检测结构在通过检测结构同时在馈送路径中检测到第一和第二边缘的同时由打印机构在邮件上开始打印，并且禁止打印 在通过检测装置不在进给路径中同时检测到第一和第二边缘时的打印机构。 一种方法实现了该装置的功能。

公开(公告)号：US5586037A

公开(公告)日：1996-12-17

申请号：US284910

申请日：1994-08-02

申请人： Asher Gil ,  John B. Daron ,  Celestine Vettical

发明人： Asher Gil ,  John B. Daron ,  Celestine Vettical

IPC分类号： G07B17/00 ,  G07F7/00 ,  G07F17/26 ,  G07B17/02

CPC分类号： G07F17/0014 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G07B17/00193 ,  G07B17/00362 ,  G07B17/00467 ,  G07B17/00661 ,  G07F17/26 ,  G07B2017/00072 ,  G07B2017/00209 ,  G07B2017/00225 ,  G07B2017/00233 ,  G07B2017/00282 ,  G07B2017/00306 ,  G07B2017/0037 ,  G07B2017/00475 ,  G07B2017/00491 ,  G07B2017/00669 ,  G07B2017/00685 ,  G07B2017/00701

摘要： An automated self-service mail processing and storing system is disclosed which is capable of receiving input from and providing instructions to a user via a touch-sensitive screen or a digitized voice system. The system is capable of weighing the mail item, receiving user identification information from a credit/debit card, for example, for payment, calculating the charge for shipment and deducting that amount from the user's charge account, and securely storing the item for subsequent pickup. The system contains a novel weighing means capable of detecting minute vibrations for purposes of obtaining an accurate weight amount. The system may also contain a tracking bar code generation means and a tracking bar code verification system. Optionally, a dual floppy disk system allows the user to send electronic mail, and a built-in facsimile apparatus allows the user to send "FAX" information through the telephone line. Also disclosed is a two-way communication means coupled between the mail processing and storing system computer and a remote computer station for providing such functions as credit authorization and charge reporting, transaction and tracking information transfers, error reporting, etc.

公开(公告)号：US4933616A

公开(公告)日：1990-06-12

申请号：US87267

申请日：1987-08-19

申请人： Sung S. Chang ,  Hans C. Mol

发明人： Sung S. Chang ,  Hans C. Mol

IPC分类号： B41J3/407 ,  B41K3/44 ,  B65H5/06 ,  B65H43/00 ,  G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00508 ,  G07B2017/00548 ,  G07B2017/00669 ,  G07B2017/00693 ,  Y10S388/904

摘要： The mailing machine includes a print drum and shutter bar assemblies and a transport system for receiving seriately and assuming displacement control over envelopes from a feed means. The mailing machine drive control system is a microcomputer in control of a first stepper motor which is a driving communication with the transport system, a second motor in driving communication with the print drum assembly and a third motor in driving communication with the shutter bar assembly. A speed sensing means inform the microcomputer of the incoming velocity of an envelope and a trigger sensing means informs the microcomputer of the relative position of the envelope with respect to the transport system and printing station. The microcomputer is programmed to determine the peak drum speed relative to the speed of an incoming envelope and a preselected pitch distance between successive envelopes. Subsequent to the transport system assuming control over the envelope, the microcomputer causes the transport system to speed adjust to a speed equivalent to the peak drum speed and, further, subsequent to indicia printing by the postage meter print drum, causes the transport system to speed adjust to the previously determined IN-SPEED. The microcomputer causes the print drum and shutter bar to displace in a defined manner pursuant to a defined velocity profile under controlled accelerations such that the envelopes displacement relative to the printing station is synchronous with the peak drum speed for indicia printing by the print drum at the printing station.

摘要翻译： 邮寄机包括印刷鼓和快门条组件以及用于串行接收并假设从进给装置的信封上的位移控制的传送系统。 邮寄机驱动控制系统是控制与传送系统的驱动通信的第一步进电动机的微型计算机，与打印鼓组件驱动连通的第二电动机和与快门杆组件驱动连通的第三电动机。 速度检测装置向微型计算机通知信封的进入速度，并且触发感测装置通知微型计算机相对于传送系统和打印站的信封的相对位置。 微型计算机被编程以确定相对于输入包络的速度的峰值鼓速度和连续包络之间的预选间距距离。 在运输系统采取对信封的控制之后，微型计算机使得运输系统速度调节到等于峰值鼓速的速度，此外，在邮资计打印鼓的标记打印之后，使得运输系统转速 调整到先前确定的IN-SPEED。 微型计算机使得打印鼓和快门条在受控的加速度下根据限定的速度分布以限定的方式移动，使得相对于印刷台的包络位移与用于印刷鼓的标记印刷的峰值鼓速度同步 印刷站。