Postage printing apparatus having a print head with a replaceabl

Details Postage printing apparatus having a print head with a replaceabl Postage printing apparatus having a print head with a replaceabl

1983-03-08

1985-01-08

Coughenour, Clyde I.

Printing

Selective or progressive

Mail-box machines

101336, 400203, 400234, B41J 3200, B41F 1100

Patent

active

044921594

ABSTRACT:
A postage meter printing apparatus for applying postage indicia to a mailpiece having a cyclically operating drum for feeding the mailpiece through the postage meter. The periphery of the drum has an aperture therein. Structure is provided to maintain the mailpiece against the drum as the mailpiece is fed by the drum and to cycle the drum. A matrix print head located internal to the drum has a printing position and non-printing position. The print head is automatically placed adjacent the mailpiece through the aperture in the drum to its printing position, when the aperture is between the print head and the mailpiece. The print head is a matrix print head of impact or other type and includes a cooperating ribbon either inked or other to print on the mailpiece. The inked ribbon is contained in a replaceable cartridge. Structure is provided to activate the print head when it is in its printing position. The circumference of the drum may be fitted with a letterpress printing plate to allow simultaneous matrix printing of variable data and conventional rotary letterpress printing of repetitive data.

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patent: 2586905 (1952-02-01), Bates
patent: 3869986 (1975-03-01), Hubbard
patent: 4278023 (1981-07-01), Call
patent: 4373823 (1983-02-01), Albrile

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