Retractable capping device for a franking module
US5971521A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00556
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for capping at least one ejection nozzle of a removable ink jet print head of a postage meter, the device including protection means for protecting the ink contained in the nozzle against drying out, the device protection means being mounted on support means capable of moving between a first position in which the protection means are retracted inside the print head and a second position in which the protection means cover the ejection nozzle(s) completely, said displacement being performed automatically while said head is being extracted from a base of a postage meter in which it is incorporated. The support means are U-shaped, having two parallel arms interconnected at one end by a link element receiving said protection means, and wherein they are capable of pivoting about a common axis secured to a frame of the device.
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