EP0188382A3 - Mailing machine - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0188382A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: mailing machine; mailing; machine
Prior art date: 1985-01-18
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP86300276A

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EP0188382A2 (en

EP0188382B1 (en

Inventor

William J. Linkowski

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Pitney Bowes Inc

Original Assignee

Pitney Bowes Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1985-01-18

Filing date

1986-01-16

Publication date

1987-05-27

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1985-01-18 Priority claimed from US06/692,803 external-priority patent/US4639918A/en

1985-01-18 Priority claimed from US06/692,752 external-priority patent/US4644541A/en

1986-01-16 Application filed by Pitney Bowes Inc filed Critical Pitney Bowes Inc

1986-07-23 Publication of EP0188382A2 publication Critical patent/EP0188382A2/en

1987-05-27 Publication of EP0188382A3 publication Critical patent/EP0188382A3/en

1992-04-08 Application granted granted Critical

1992-04-08 Publication of EP0188382B1 publication Critical patent/EP0188382B1/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
- G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
- G07B17/00314—Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
- G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
- G07B2017/00266—Man-machine interface on the apparatus
- G07B2017/00274—Mechanical, e.g. keyboard
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
- G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
- G07B2017/00266—Man-machine interface on the apparatus
- G07B2017/00298—Visual, e.g. screens and their layouts
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
- G07B17/00314—Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
- G07B2017/00338—Error detection or handling
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
- G07B2017/005—Measures for preventing or handling mailpieces stoppages
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
- G07B2017/00516—Details of printing apparatus
- G07B2017/00556—Ensuring quality of print
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
- G07B2017/00669—Sensing the position of mailpieces
- G07B2017/00677—Keeping track of mailpieces inside apparatus

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Testing Of Devices, Machine Parts, Or Other Structures Thereof (AREA)
Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)

EP19860300276 1985-01-18 1986-01-16 Mailing machine Expired EP0188382B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US692803		1985-01-18
US06/692,803 US4639918A (en)	1985-01-18	1985-01-18	Diagnostic control keyboard for a mailing machine
US06/692,752 US4644541A (en)	1985-01-18	1985-01-18	Diagnostic test for programmable device in a mailing machine
US692752		1985-01-18

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0188382A2 EP0188382A2 (en)	1986-07-23
EP0188382A3 true EP0188382A3 (en)	1987-05-27
EP0188382B1 EP0188382B1 (en)	1992-04-08

Family

ID=27105031

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19860300276 Expired EP0188382B1 (en)	1985-01-18	1986-01-16	Mailing machine

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0188382B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPH0612307B2 (en)
DE (1)	DE3684717D1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
JP2555364Y2 (en) *	1991-08-09	1997-11-19	甲府日本電気株式会社	Damage prevention structure for lifting stand

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE2438055A1 (en) *	1973-10-16	1975-04-30	Pitney Bowes	DEVICE FOR PRINTING NUMERICAL AMOUNTS, IN PARTICULAR FOR MEASURING POSTAGE CHARGES AND POSING MAILINGS
DE3049012A1 (en) *	1979-12-28	1981-09-17	Pitney-Bowes, Inc., 06926 Stamford, Conn.	ADJUSTABLE ELECTRONIC FRANKING MACHINE USING A REMOTE PRODUCED INPUT DEVICE
US4477901A (en) *	1981-11-23	1984-10-16	Xerox Corporation	Directive diagnostics
US4480329A (en) *	1981-03-31	1984-10-30	Xerox Corporation	Diagnostic routine selector and display

1986
- 1986-01-16 EP EP19860300276 patent/EP0188382B1/en not_active Expired
- 1986-01-16 DE DE8686300276T patent/DE3684717D1/en not_active Revoked
- 1986-01-18 JP JP881586A patent/JPH0612307B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE2438055A1 (en) *	1973-10-16	1975-04-30	Pitney Bowes	DEVICE FOR PRINTING NUMERICAL AMOUNTS, IN PARTICULAR FOR MEASURING POSTAGE CHARGES AND POSING MAILINGS
DE3049012A1 (en) *	1979-12-28	1981-09-17	Pitney-Bowes, Inc., 06926 Stamford, Conn.	ADJUSTABLE ELECTRONIC FRANKING MACHINE USING A REMOTE PRODUCED INPUT DEVICE
US4480329A (en) *	1981-03-31	1984-10-30	Xerox Corporation	Diagnostic routine selector and display
US4477901A (en) *	1981-11-23	1984-10-16	Xerox Corporation	Directive diagnostics

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
JPS61174978A (en)	1986-08-06
JPH0612307B2 (en)	1994-02-16
EP0188382A2 (en)	1986-07-23
DE3684717D1 (en)	1992-05-14
EP0188382B1 (en)	1992-04-08

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GB2172407B (en)	1988-04-07	Weighing machine
GB2183854B (en)	1989-12-28	Combination weighing machine
EP0261978A3 (en)	1989-04-05	Franking machine
DE3660887D1 (en)	1988-11-17	Tablet-compressing machine
GB8606871D0 (en)	1986-04-23	Articlated construction machine
GB8618724D0 (en)	1986-09-10	Weighing machine
GB8608426D0 (en)	1986-05-14	Machine
EP0373467A3 (en)	1990-08-22	Combined machine
GB8611138D0 (en)	1986-06-11	Weighing machine
DE3665684D1 (en)	1989-10-26	Milling-drilling machine
EP0211242A3 (en)	1989-03-08	Spring-coiling machine
EP0205116A3 (en)	1988-03-30	Folding machine
GB2175021B (en)	1988-10-05	Linking machine
GB2217310B (en)	1992-01-15	Mailing machine
HUT42580A (en)	1987-07-28	Rock-cutting machine
GB8607366D0 (en)	1986-04-30	Franking machine
GB8605522D0 (en)	1986-04-09	Machines
GB8501489D0 (en)	1985-02-20	Combination weighing machine
EP0205115A3 (en)	1988-03-30	Folding machine
DE3568727D1 (en)	1989-04-20	Sheet-printing machine
EP0188382A3 (en)	1987-05-27	Mailing machine
GB8504400D0 (en)	1985-03-20	Mailing machines
SU1488560A1 (en)	1989-06-23	Liquid-ring-type machine
GB8619650D0 (en)	1986-09-24	Machine
GB8521944D0 (en)	1985-10-09	Machine

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