Label selector for franking machines
US4652330A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 1986 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/0062
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A franking machine has a control lever (7) which is operable between a first position and a second position to cause a slogan to be printed or not to be printed respectively. When said franking machine is being fed with labels, the label selector selects a short label or a long label depending on whether the label is to receive a slogan. The label selector comprises an emitter (E) and a receiver (R) which are mounted in an opto-electronic detector head (41) at a distance from said lever (7) and which are coupled to each other by means of a mirror (42) mounted on the lever (7), but only when the lever is in one of its two specified positions.
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