Method and system for transporting mailpieces in a printing...

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2005-12-20

2005-12-20

Colilla, Daniel J. (Department: 2854)

Typewriting machines

Sheet or web

Including friction-feed means

C271S007000, C400S642000, C347S104000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06976801

ABSTRACT:
The present invention describes a double belt transport system for moving a mailpiece into a printing area of a digital printer. The transport system includes an upper belt and a lower belt. The upper belt has a straight section to form a nip with the lower belt to ingest the mailpiece. The straight section also defines a registration plane to register the upper surface of the mailpiece with respect to the print head of the printer. In order to make sure the registration is consistent regardless of the thickness of the mailpiece, an up-lifting mechanism is used to push the bottom of the mailpiece in an upward direction against a shield plate, which is positioned substantially on the registration plane. A velocity measurement device, such as an optical encoder, is used to measure the moving speed of the belts so that the printing speed of the digital printer matches the moving speed of the mailpiece in the print area.

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