Hybrid printing postage printer
US5765475A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00645
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An postage printer including a print drum for printing a postage indicia having a fixed portion and a variable portion, the print drum including a first print surface and a second print surface, the postage printer comprising: an ink jet print head for printing the variable portion of the postage indicia on the second print surface; a print head cap; mechanism for bringing the ink jet print head and the print head cap into a capped relationship and a spaced apart relationship; wherein the ink jet print head prints while the ink jet print head and the print head cap are in the spaced apart relationship and the print drum passes between the print head and the print head cap. A method of printing a postage indicia having a fixed portion and a variable portion, the method comprising the steps of: (a) rotating a print drum through a print cycle; (b) bringing an ink jet print head and a print head cap into a capped relationship and a spaced apart relationship; and (c) while the ink jet print head and the print head cap are in the spaced apart relationship and the print drum passes between the print head and the print head cap, printing the variable portion of the postage indicia on a pri…
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