Document imprinting device
US5046713A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 1990 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H1/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A document imprinting device for imprinting on documents such as checks comprises a frame, a document feeding mechanism mounted on the frame for sequentially feeding documents, a conveying mechanism for conveying a document from the document feeding mechanism along a document conveyance path, an imprinting mechanism for imprinting the documents conveyed along the document conveyance path, and a sensing mechanism positioned along the document conveyance path for sensing the position of the documents and for triggering the imprinting mechanism such that the document is imprinted at a desired location on the document. A method of imprinting a document such as a check comprises the steps of feeding the documents sequentially into a document conveyance path so that a space is created between each sequentially fed document, conveying the documents along the document conveyance path, sensing the position of the documents and triggering the rotation of a printing drum to imprint each document as each document is conveyed past the printing drum.
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