公开(公告)号：US5173862A

公开(公告)日：1992-12-22

申请号：US538665

申请日：1990-06-15

申请人： Peter M. Fedirchuk ,  Peter D. Fedirchuk

发明人： Peter M. Fedirchuk ,  Peter D. Fedirchuk

IPC分类号： G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00661 ,  G07B17/00508 ,  G07B2017/00564 ,  G07B2017/0058 ,  G07B2017/00588 ,  G07B2017/00669

摘要： There is provided a device for printing an impression of both postal codes and postage stamps on envelopes which comprises a frame having a slot to receive an envelope so that the envelope is in position to be appropriately printed with an impression of a postal code and postage stamp. Sensors are provided within the slot to indicate when the envelope is appropriately positioned for printing an impression of the postal code and postage stamp. A printer is provided within the frame to print an impression of a predefined postal code in machine readable form and a variable postage amount subtracted from an electronic fund of stored postage on an envelope appropriately positioned within the slot. A keyboard on the frame enables the selecting of both a postal code and a postage amount. A CPU is associated with the keyboard and programmed to store the electronic postage fund and enable it to be appropriately added to with additional postage or subtracted from when an impression of the postage is printed on an envelope. The CPU also controls the operation of the printer so that an impression of a selected postage and postal code are printed on the envelope. The invention also envisages the adaptation of the device to receive bank credit cards to be read and financial transactions to be carried out by way of a telephone line, through communication with the device's CPU and a remote CPU.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于在信封上印刷邮政编码和邮票的印象的装置，该装置包括具有槽的框架以接收信封，使得信封处于适当的印刷位置，印有邮政编码和邮票 。 在插槽内提供传感器，以指示何时适当地定位信封以打印邮政编码和邮票的印象。 在框架内提供打印机，以机器可读形式打印预定义的邮政编码的印象，以及从存储邮资的电子资金中减去适当定位在时隙内的信封上的可变邮费金额。 框架上的键盘可以选择邮政编码和邮资金额。 CPU与键盘相关联，并被编程为存储电子邮资基金，并使其能够适当地添加到额外的邮资中，或者当邮资的印象被打印在信封上时减去。 CPU还控制打印机的操作，以便在信封上打印所选邮资和邮政编码的印象。 本发明还设想通过与设备的CPU和远程CPU的通信，设备适配接收要被读取的银行信用卡和通过电话线进行的金融交易。

公开(公告)号：US4905980A

公开(公告)日：1990-03-06

申请号：US307805

申请日：1989-02-08

申请人： John R. Nobile ,  William A. Ross ,  William D. Toth

发明人： John R. Nobile ,  William A. Ross ,  William D. Toth

IPC分类号： A47G29/12 ,  G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00661 ,  A47G29/1203 ,  G07B17/00 ,  G07B17/00467 ,  G07B2017/00491 ,  G07B2017/00669

摘要： In a machine including driving apparatus and structure for sensing a sheet fed to the machine; an improvement comprising: a rotary timing cam; an actuating member movable into and out of locking engagement with the cam; a source of supply of d.c. power; a first circuit connected across the power supply and including a solenoid and a trip switch actuatable for energizing the solenoid; a second circuit connected across the power supply and including a d.c. motor and a motor switch actuatable for energizing and deenergizing the motor; and the trip switch actuated in response to the sensing structure sensing a sheet fed to the machine, and the driving apparatus causing the actuating member to move out of locking engagement with the cam and actuate the motor switch for energizing the motor to drive the cam when the solenoid is energized.

公开(公告)号：US4905600A

公开(公告)日：1990-03-06

申请号：US307802

申请日：1989-02-08

申请人： John R. Nobile ,  William A. Ross ,  William D. Toth

发明人： John R. Nobile ,  William A. Ross ,  William D. Toth

IPC分类号： B41J7/52 ,  B41L19/00 ,  G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00661 ,  G07B17/00467 ,  G07B2017/00491 ,  G07B2017/00669

摘要： In a machine including structure for sensing a sheet fed to the machine, an improvement comprising: a rotary timing cam, an actuating member movable into and out of locking engagement with the cam; apparatus for controlling the actuating member, the controlling apparatus including resilient structure for urging the actuating member to move into and out of locking engagement with the cam; and the sensing structure including structure for normally latching the controlling apparatus for preventing the resilient structure from moving the actuating member out of locking engagement with the cam, and the latching structure unlatching the controlling apparatus for permitting the resilient structure to move the actuating member out of locking engagement with the cam when the sensing structure senses a sheet fed to the machine.

摘要翻译： 在包括用于感测馈送到机器的片材的结构的机器中，改进包括：旋转定时凸轮，可移动进入和离开与凸轮锁定接合的致动构件; 用于控制致动构件的装置，所述控制装置包括用于推动致动构件移动进入和离开与凸轮的锁定接合的弹性结构; 并且所述感测结构包括用于正常地锁定所述控制装置的结构，用于防止所述弹性结构将所述致动构件移动离开与所述凸轮的锁定接合，并且所述闩锁结构松开所述控制装置，以允许所述弹性结构将所述致动构件移出 当感测结构感测馈送到机器的片材时，与凸轮锁定接合。

公开(公告)号：US4905590A

公开(公告)日：1990-03-06

申请号：US307559

申请日：1989-02-08

申请人： John R. Nobile

发明人： John R. Nobile

IPC分类号： B41J13/00 ,  G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00661 ,  G07B17/00467 ,  G07B2017/00491 ,  G07B2017/00669

摘要： In a mailing machine including a postage meter, wherein the postage meter includes rotary printing structure for printing indicia on a sheet fed to the machine, and the machine includes apparatus for driving the printing structure, wherein the driving apparatus includes a drive gear, the driving apparatus includes a locking member movable into and out of locking engagement with the drive gear, the driving apparatus includes an actuating member for moving the locking member, and wherein the machine includes trip structure for sensing a sheet fed to the machine, an improvement comprising: a source of supply of d.c. power; a first circuit connected across the power supply and including a solenoid and a trip switch actuatable for energizing the solenoid; a second circuit connected across the power supply and including a d.c. motor and a motor switch actuatable for energizing and deenergizing the motor; and the trip switch actuated in response to the trip structure sensing a sheet fed to the machine, and the driving apparatus causing the actuating member to move the locking member out of locking engagement with the drive gear and actuate the motor switch for energizing the motor to drive the drive gear when the solenoid is energized.

公开(公告)号：US4882989A

公开(公告)日：1989-11-28

申请号：US307793

申请日：1989-02-08

申请人： John R. Nobile

发明人： John R. Nobile

IPC分类号： G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00661 ,  G07B17/00467 ,  G07B2017/00491 ,  G07B2017/00669

摘要： In a mailing machine including a postage meter, wherein the postge meter includes rotary structure for printing indicia on a sheet fed to the machine, wherein the machine includes apparatus for driving the printing structure, wherein the machine includes apparatus for feeding a sheet fed thereto downstream in a path of travel through the machine, wherein the sheet feeding apparatus includes an impression roller rotatably mounted beneath the rotary printing structure, and wherein the impression roller has an inner end and an outer end, an improvement comprising: apparatus for aligning a sheet fed to the machine with the path of travel, the aligning apparatus including a registration fence aligned with the path of travel, the aligning apparatus including an elongate stop lever and a shaft on which the lever is pivotally mounted outboard of the outer end of the impression roller, the stop lever extending into the path of travel for pivoting a sheet fed thereto toward the registration fence, the aligning apparatus including a cam rotatable with the printing structure, the aligning apparatus including a cam follower secured to the shaft and disposed in engagement with the cam; and apparatus for starting operation of the driving apparatus in response to the sheet being fed to the machine, the driving apparatus rotating the cam when the driving apparatus is started, the stop lever located relative to the starting apparatus for pivoting a sheet fed thereto before the driving apparatus is started, and the cam dimensioned for rotating the cam shaft for lowering the stop lever out of the path of travel after the driving apparatus is started.

公开(公告)号：US4831273A

公开(公告)日：1989-05-16

申请号：US114329

申请日：1987-10-29

申请人： William A. Ross ,  William D. Toth ,  Gerald C. Freeman

发明人： William A. Ross ,  William D. Toth ,  Gerald C. Freeman

IPC分类号： B65H7/04 ,  B65H7/20 ,  B65H43/02 ,  G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00467 ,  B65H43/02 ,  B65H7/04 ,  B65H7/20 ,  G07B17/00661 ,  B65H2511/51 ,  B65H2511/515 ,  B65H2513/512 ,  B65H2513/514 ,  B65H2553/412 ,  B65H2557/512 ,  G07B2017/00491 ,  G07B2017/00669

摘要： A mailing machine system, including a mailing machine base and a feeder module secured to the base for conveying envelopes toward a postage meter secured to the base. The feeder module includes a horizontal feed deck and a vertical registration wall adjacent the feed deck and forming a right angle therewith. The system also includes an automatic override circuit for turning the mailing machine system on and off at particular times depending upon the presence or absence of an envelope on the feed deck, and a sensing device having an emitting element and a receiving element. One of the elements is situated in the feed deck and the other of the elements is situated in the registration wall. The sensing device is operatively connected to the on-off circuit, wherein the detection by the sensing device of the presence of an envelope causes the mailing machine system to be turned on and the lack of detection by the sensing device for a predetermined period of times causes the mailing machine system to be turned off.

摘要翻译： 邮寄机系统，包括邮寄机基座和固定到基座的馈线模块，用于将信封传送到固定到基座的邮资计费器。 进料器模块包括一个水平进料台和一个垂直配准壁，邻近进料台，与其成直角。 该系统还包括一个自动覆盖电路，用于根据供料台上的信封的存在或不存在而在特定时间打开和关闭邮寄系统，以及具有发射元件和接收元件的感测装置。 其中一个元件位于进料盘中，另一个元件位于配准壁中。 感测装置可操作地连接到开关电路，其中由感测装置检测到信封的存在导致邮寄机系统被打开，并且感测装置的缺少检测预定的时间段 导致邮寄系统被关闭。

公开(公告)号：US09714102B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-25

申请号：US13646290

申请日：2012-10-05

申请人： Xavier Padros ,  John W. Sussmeier

发明人： Xavier Padros ,  John W. Sussmeier

IPC分类号： B65B11/06 ,  B65B51/02 ,  B65B25/14 ,  B65B57/06 ,  G07B17/00 ,  B65B9/067

CPC分类号： B65B11/06 ,  B65B9/067 ,  B65B25/14 ,  B65B51/023 ,  B65B57/06 ,  G07B17/00467 ,  G07B2017/00491 ,  G07B2017/00669

摘要： A method and system for dynamically adjusting the placement of internal content material to optimally position the content material relative to a wrapped enclosure, and obviate the requirement to out-sort the assembled envelope. Upon assembly, a detection system visually images each envelope in predetermined regions of interest (ROIs). A controller captures the image data for comparison with a set of predefined position data and issues a feedback signal indicative of a directional change which drives an error signal to zero. The correction signal is used by the phase nip roller assembly to adaptively adjust the position of the content material by incrementally adjusting, advancing or retarding, the phase-nip roller assembly, i.e., forward or aft. A predefined number of envelopes is selected to acquire a running average of the image data.

公开(公告)号：US09305212B2

公开(公告)日：2016-04-05

申请号：US14149184

申请日：2014-01-07

申请人： NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIES

发明人： Samira Bouzit-Benbernou

IPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/00456 ,  G07B17/00467 ,  G07B17/00661 ,  G07B2017/0004 ,  G07B2017/00491 ,  G07B2017/00669 ,  G07B2017/00709

摘要： An image acquisition system for processing and tracking mail pieces in a mailing system (2) of the type comprising at least one mail piece processing machine (4, 6, 8) comprising at least one accumulation device (14, 16) for producing mail pieces and generating electronic processing and tracking details for these mail pieces, at least one imaging device (10, 12) for acquiring images of the mail pieces, and a computer (24) coupled to the at least one imaging device and the at least one mail piece processing machine, the at least one imaging device acquiring the images of mail pieces for simultaneously providing both these processing and tracking details and a filling level of the at least one accumulation device.

摘要翻译： 一种图像采集系统，用于在包括至少一个邮件处理机（4,6,8）的邮寄系统（2）中处理和跟踪邮件，该邮件系统包括至少一个用于产生邮件的存储设备（14,16） 以及生成用于这些邮件的电子处理和跟踪细节，用于获取邮件的图像的至少一个成像设备（10,12）以及耦合到所述至少一个成像设备和所述至少一个邮件的计算机（24） 所述至少一个成像装置获取邮件的图像，以同时提供这些处理和跟踪细节以及至少一个累积装置的填充水平。

公开(公告)号：US08341094B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-25

申请号：US10009680

申请日：2001-02-22

申请人： Werner Haug

发明人： Werner Haug

IPC分类号： G06Q99/00

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 a print head of an ink-jet printing mechanism for printing flat postal items such as letters or postcards, which can be introduced into said mechanism or which pass through the same. Said franking machine consists of a guiding part which is located around the print head and projects in relation to the nozzle opening plane of said print head, and with which a conveying device is associated, said conveying device transporting the postal items between itself and conveying rollers lying opposite and rotating about axes that are located crosswise to the conveying direction. Said conveying device has two drive-connected driving rollers which together with the guiding part, form a path of travel. The driving rollers are located in front of and behind the print head in relation to the conveying direction. A reversibly liftable counter pressure roller located opposite exerts a pressure on each driving roller, respectively, or on a postal item being transported in-between. A roller feeler (39, 119) which is driven by the passing postal item and which is associated with an encoder device (122) is located between the driving rollers (13, 15; 127, 113) in order to monitor the speed and position of a postal item being transported or for controlling the pressure on a postal item.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种印刷机，其包括用于打印诸如字母或明信片的扁平邮政物品的喷墨打印机构的打印头，其可以被引入到所述机构中或通过其中。 所述压印机包括位于打印头周围并相对于所述打印头的喷嘴开口平面突出并与输送装置相关联的引导部分，所述输送装置在其与输送辊之间运送邮件 相对并围绕与输送方向交叉的轴线旋转。 所述输送装置具有两个驱动连接的驱动辊，它们与引导部分一起形成行进路径。 驱动辊相对于传送方向位于打印头的前面和后面。 位于相对的可逆地提升的反压辊分别在每个驱动辊上或在其间传送的邮件上施加压力。 由通过的邮件驱动并与编码器装置（122）相关联的滚轮探测器（39,119）位于驱动辊（13,15; 127,113）之间，以便监视速度和位置 正在运送的邮件或用于控制邮件上的压力。

公开(公告)号：US20110140879A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-16

申请号：US12635331

申请日：2009-12-10

申请人： Kevin M. Minckler

发明人： Kevin M. Minckler

IPC分类号： G08B23/00 ,  G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00661 ,  G01V8/10 ,  G07B2017/00669

摘要： A sensor is paired with an emitter, such as in a postage metering machine, and the sensor is calibrated for ambient light conditions. Ambient light is measured with a sensor while the emitter is unpowered. If the measured ambient light is less than a current trip level (voltage level at the sensor), then a current level of light is measured with the sensor while the emitter is powered. If the measured current level of light exceeds the current trip level, then the signal output from the sensor indicates that an object such as an envelope awaiting postage to be printed thereon is present at the sensor. The current trip level may be determined by measuring light at the sensor when the emitter is on and adding some voltage margin to it, but if the sensor is blocked during this calibration a default threshold is used as the current trip level.

摘要翻译： 传感器与发射器配对，例如在邮资计量机中，并且传感器被校准为环境光条件。 当发射器无功时，用传感器测量环境光。 如果测量的环境光小于当前跳闸电平（传感器的电压电平），则在发射器供电时，用传感器测量电流水平的光。 如果所测量的电流水平超过当前跳闸电平，则从传感器输出的信号指示在传感器处存在诸如等待邮资的信封的物体被印刷在其上的物体。 当发射器打开时，可以通过测量传感器的光线并为其提供一些电压余量来确定当前的跳闸电平，但是如果在该校准期间传感器被阻塞，则使用默认阈值作为当前跳闸电平。