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Printing apparatus arranged to lower, position and raise pressure elements in the printing apparatus

US8668329B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Francotyp-Postalia GmbH · DE

Inventors

Axel Ortmann · Berlin, DE
Wolfgang Muhl · Hohen Neuendorf, DE
Dieter Woelm · Ludwigsfelde, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 1, 2011
Grant date	Mar 11, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 21, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07B2017/00516
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A printing apparatus has a path for transporting flat items in the x-direction, and allows insertion and removal of a box-shaped module along the y-direction. The box-shaped module has a pressure device that exerts pressure in the z-direction on the flat items to be transported. The x-direction, y-direction and z-direction are orthogonal to one another. The components of the box-shaped module in combination with guides of the printing apparatus cooperate to initially move the pressure device along the z-direction during insertion of the box-shaped module into the printing apparatus and to move said box pressure device opposite along the z-direction upon reaching a predetermined position.

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