Device for triggering a postage meter machine

US5203263A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Ascom Autelca AG · CH

Inventors

• Erwin Berger · Judenburg, AT
• Rudolf Grunig · Köniz, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 4, 1991
• Grant date: Apr 20, 1993
• Expiry date: Nov 4, 2011

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07B2017/00685
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The apparatus comprises two levers (80, 81), which are rotatable around rigid axles (86, 87). Added to this is a third rigid axle (85), which carries the one lower infeed roller (21.2). The upper infeed roller (21.1) is supported at a lever (80) and is springingly pressed against the lower infeed roller (21.2). The apparatus permits letters to be postage metered run in direction of the arrow (52) and thereby press the two infeed rollers (21.1, 21.2) apart from each other up to a maximum width D. In operation one lever (80) carries a bolt (95) at an arm (94), where the bolt (95) engages into a curved slot (98) of the other lever (81). The bolt (95) freely moves in the curved slot (98) between zero and a with of, for example, 3 mm. In case of a larger width, the bolt (95) impacts at the edge of the slot and presses the other lever (81) in direction of the dashed illustrated deflection position. Other lever (81) has a release hole (99). The release of the postage meter machine occurs by the release fork (22), which is rotatably attached in an elongated hole (99) of the other lever (81). The respective release point in time is shifted based on the deflection of this lever (81), whereby…