EP0472142A2 - Dispositif de traitement automatique de courrier à fonctions multiples - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0472142A2
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: mail; postage; weighing; microprocessor; conveying
Prior art date: 1990-08-20
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 Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

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EP91113863A

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EP0472142A3 (en

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Sheng-Jung Wu

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1990-08-20

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1991-08-19

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1992-02-26

1991-08-19 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

1992-02-26 Publication of EP0472142A2 publication Critical patent/EP0472142A2/fr

1992-07-29 Publication of EP0472142A3 publication Critical patent/EP0472142A3/en

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a third embodiment of the present invention is shown in Fig. 1C.
a postage label supply device 60 and a postage label supply device I/F CKT 16 adapted to command the postage label supply device 60 and receive signals therefrom and communicate therewith are added to the second embodiment to form the third embodiment.
a fourth embodiment of the present invention is shown in Fig. 1D.
the fourth embodiment is achieved by adding to the third embodiment a card reader/writer 711, a remote host 150, a money receiver 710, an Asynchronous I/F CKT 13 capable of receiving signals from card reader/writer, controlling the same and communicating therewith, a host I/F CKT 15 capable of connecting to the remote host 150 via a moden 151 or communcating with the remote host 150 wirelessly, and a money receiver I/F CKT 17 capble of receiving signals from the money receiver 710 and controlling the same.
procedure F9 the postage is calculated by microprocessor and the procedure goes from F10 to F17.
the microprocessor 10 will command the postage stamp device to supply a blank postage label and enter the label into printing position for imprinting from procedure F180 to procedure F190.
the following procedure is the same procedure as the above-mentioned one and the description thereof is therefore omitted.
the second sensor S2 When the mail L reaches the front edge of the second sensor S4 the second sensor S2 sends a sensor signal to actuator 100.
the electromagnetic actuator 100 is thereby activated and the movable end 122 of the related rocking arm 120 is pulled down lowering movable stand 200 and the movable end of the other rocking arm.
the mail L to be weighed is then seated on the weighing plate 501 of the weighing scale 500, as illustrated in Fig. 5.
the weighing scale can weigh the mail L, and display the result on the display means of the weighing scale 500 via microprocessor 10 or send out a signal to perform some other control functions.
the printing head 27 Prior to the entering of postal material into the conveying system, the printing head 27 is zeroed to its home position (not shown) wherein a motor 251 is the prime driving source of the conveying system. As shown in Fig. 9, disposed between the first roller 2512 and printing head 27 is a sensor S6 whereby after a postal material L passes through the sensor S6, the CPU 10 will actuate the printing head 27. Below the printing head 27 is a third idle wheel 2516 with stretching spring in order that the postal material L have a close contact with the numeral wheel 271 of the printing head 27, as shown in Fig. 9.
the mechanism center M essentially includes the automatic weighing device 23 and automatic postage stamp device 25, which have been described in preceding paragraph.
the key board system 70 of the present invention is arranged on the front right surface of the main body, serving as the operation controlling center of the present invention.
the operation command input, state display, and the final receipt and list printing are all accomplished via the key board system.
the key board system 70 includes primarily the money receiver 710, domestic mail command input key board 730, international mail command input key board 740, bulk mail amount command input key board 750, power switch 760, actuating key 770 and printer assembly 780.
the structures and functions thereof are described as follows:

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EP19910113863 1990-08-20 1991-08-19 Automatic mail-processing device with full functions Withdrawn EP0472142A3 (en)

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US57002390A	1990-08-20	1990-08-20
US570023		1990-08-20

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EP0472142A2 true EP0472142A2 (fr)	1992-02-26
EP0472142A3 EP0472142A3 (en)	1992-07-29

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CN (1)	CN1032278C (fr)
CA (1)	CA2049407A1 (fr)

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- 1991-08-16 CA CA 2049407 patent/CA2049407A1/fr not_active Abandoned
- 1991-08-17 CN CN 91105862 patent/CN1032278C/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related
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CA2049407A1 (fr)	1992-02-21
EP0472142A3 (en)	1992-07-29
CN1059217A (zh)	1992-03-04

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