Mailing machine
US5740728A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00532
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mailing machine comprising a control system, a print head having individual print elements which are selectively energizable for printing on an envelope and a transport system for feeding the envelope past the print head. The transport system including a first pulley, a second pulley in proximate location to the print head, an endless belt extending between the first and second pulley, the endless belt engaging the envelope and feeding the envelope past the print head, a drive system for causing the endless belt to rotate and an encoder system operatively coupled to the second pulley for providing signals indicative of the position of the second pulley. The control system in operative communication with the print head, the encoder system and the drive system for synchronizing the feeding of the envelope with energizing of the elements of the print head.
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