Postage meter printhead assembly

Details Postage meter printhead assembly Postage meter printhead assembly

1985-11-06

1987-04-07

Fuller, Benjamin R.

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235 10, 101 91, G06F 100

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046563415

ABSTRACT:
A printhead assembly is used with a postage meter of the type having a base supporting a main shaft and a stepper motor drive. The stepper motor drive positions value rods carried by the main shaft according to the value of the postage to be printed. The printhead assembly includes a value module mounted to an outer end of the main shaft so to rotate with the shaft. A dater/slogan module is also mounted to the outer end of the main shaft assembly and is positioned or indexed, such as using guide pins, to the value module. The components are housed within an enclosure including a separate printhead cover assembly. The printhead cover assembly includes an opening through which the field service personnel has access to the dater/slogan module to allow the them to remove the dater/slogan module, such as for maintenance or repair, without affecting the security of the meter.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3692988 (1972-09-01), Dlugos et al.
patent: 3823666 (1974-07-01), Hanson
patent: 3977320 (1976-08-01), Lupkas et al.
patent: 4030070 (1977-06-01), Canevari et al.
patent: 4484307 (1984-11-01), Quatse et al.

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