摘要:
A printing unit has a plurality of type wheels with types on its circumference which are rotatable on a common shaft and are driveable on it by means of a slip coupling. Each type wheel has an associated feeler device that ascertains its position and a pawl for engagement with the type wheel, with an actuator that is triggerable as a function of the feeler device via a control unit, and by the actuator the pawl can be controlled between a blocking position and a release position. The drive device serving the purpose of intermittently driving the shaft has per printing unit one drive shaft, operationally coupled to the shaft, with a driving gear wheel and one common stationary disc associated with a plurality of printing units disposed in the circumferential direction. On the pitch Circle of the respective driving gear wheel, this disc has a toothed segment associated with the gear wheel, with which segment the driving gear wheel can be brought into engagement upon revolution of the printing unit and hence for the length of the setting time.
摘要:
An automatically settable date printing apparatus adapted particularly for use in postage meters which print an indicia on envelopes as they are fed seriatim past a rotary printing drum in the postage meter in which a plurality of print wheels print the day, month and year successively for each day. The apparatus includes a date print wheel assembly having individual print wheels for printing the unit day, the decade day, the month and the year for any given date. A drive wheel assembly includes a plurality of independent drive wheels for driving the date print wheels an appropriate amount, the drive wheel which is connected to the unit day print wheel being the sole source of input drive for the other drive wheels which rotate the other date print wheels by an appropriate amount through transfer components on the drive wheels. An actuating mechanism which is operated by the microprocessor of an electronic calendar controls the movement of the input drive wheel in such a manner that the print wheels are positioned to print the proper data for each successive date.
摘要:
Setting device for denominations in franking and value stamping machines, including a movable lever having edges being radially curved in a given mutual relationship, pins along which the radially curved edges are guidable, a non-rotatable control disc gear, first and second mutually engageable gears mounted on the lever, a fixed control cylinder, sprockets disposed on the fixed control cylinder, a printing cylinder, a gear being disposed on the printing cylinder and rotatable by the second gear, and a value printing numeral roll being disposed on the printing cylinder, movable by the printing cylinder gear and adjustable by the sprockets, the first gear being devolvable in steps defined by the given relationship on the fixed control cylinder and the non-rotatable control disc gear when the curved edges of the lever are guided along the pins for generating a planetary drive and thrust onto the second gear to set the denominations on the numeral roll.
摘要:
Device for indicating types of mail for an option printing cylinder in franking machines, including side plates disposed on the option printing cylinder, another printing cylinder supported between the side plates in the option printing cylinder, a toothed cylinder gear connected to the other printing cylinder, a device for setting different types of printing upon rotation of the other printing cylinder, a first shaft at least partially disposed in the option printing cylinder, a setting gear rotatably supported on the first shaft, internal and external gearing formed on the setting gear, a second shaft at least partially supported in a hole formed in the first shaft, a gear being fastened on the second shaft and having teeth meshing with the internal gearing formed on the setting gear, and a gear segment having teeth meshing with the teeth of the cylinder gear to rotate and set the other printing cylinder upon rotation of the setting gear.