Print head stop mechanism for a postage meter

Details Print head stop mechanism for a postage meter Print head stop mechanism for a postage meter

1996-12-31

1998-12-01

Fuller, Benjamin R.

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Ejector mechanism

347 8, 400 55, 400645, B41J 25308, B41J 1120, B41J 1310

Patent

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058445846

ABSTRACT:
A postage meter for printing an indicia image on a print surface of a mailpiece includes a print head having a plurality of nozzles through which ink is ejected to print the indicia image on the print surface during relative movement between the print head and the mailpiece; a registration plate having a registration surface against which the mailpiece is registered to define an operative gap between the nozzles and the print surface, the registration plate having an opening therein to expose the print surface to the nozzles to permit printing of the indicia image on the print surface; and a stop mechanism connected to the print head so that at times when the print surface of the mailpiece extends through the opening the stop mechanism prevents contact between the print surface and the nozzles during printing of the indicia image.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5623876 (1997-04-01), Murphy, III et al.
patent: 5646653 (1997-07-01), Fujioka et al.

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