Maintenance system for a postage meter

Details Maintenance system for a postage meter Maintenance system for a postage meter

1998-11-20

2000-02-01

Bennett, Christopher A.

Printing

Cleaning attachments

101 91, 101423, B41F 3500

Patent

active

060190442

ABSTRACT:
In a print head of a postage meter of the type having a rotary drum, said print head being provided with a set of engraved printing surfaces, which set has at least first print wheels for printing a postage value and second print wheels for printing a current date, and said postage meter including an inking support on which an inking roller is mounted for the purpose of inking the print head, firstly the inking roller is replaced with the cleaning roller, then the motor of the print head is actuated for a determined duration, and, at the end of said determined duration, the inking roller is put back into place after the cleaning roller has been removed. The invention also relates to a a corresponding cleaning system, and to a postage meter incorporating such a system.

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IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Balles, Jr. "Type Wheel Cleaner" vol. 18, No. 8, Jan. 1976.

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