Electronically controlled indicator and testing device for franking machines

US4335441A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Postalia GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Kurt Baumann · Villmergen, CH
• Peter Kusche · Berlin, DE
• Reinhard Redecker · Rodenbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 28, 1980
• Grant date: Jun 15, 1982
• Expiry date: Apr 28, 2000

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07B2017/00338
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Electronically controlled indicator and testing device for the denominational printing of franking machines, including a numerical display, a microprocessor for setting values or assigned characteristics in the numerical display, a device for sequentially visualizing all numerals in the numerical display after the franking machine is turned on, a program memory, a main memory, a data memory, and an exchangeable memory each connected to the microprocessor, a printing mechanism, a selectable option printing drum, an electro-mechanical device cooperating with the microprocessor for setting denominations in the printing mechanism and option printing drum, an electronic setting tester independent of the electro-mechanical device for comparing set values in the printing mechanism and option printing drum with the set values or assigned characteristics in the numerical display and for releasing an option print only if the set values agree, a key for triggering an additional run of all numerals of the numerical display at any time and for sequentially reproducing the set values on the numerical display in selectable order.