DE69704912T2 - Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Erfassen von niedrigen Tintenpegeln einer Tintenpatrone einer Frankiermaschine - Google Patents

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Erfassen von niedrigen Tintenpegeln einer Tintenpatrone einer Frankiermaschine

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DE69704912T2
DE69704912T2 DE69704912T DE69704912T DE69704912T2 DE 69704912 T2 DE69704912 T2 DE 69704912T2 DE 69704912 T DE69704912 T DE 69704912T DE 69704912 T DE69704912 T DE 69704912T DE 69704912 T2 DE69704912 T2 DE 69704912T2
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franking machine
detecting low
ink
levels
ink cartridge
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William T Lefebvry
Murphy, Iii
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17566—Ink level or ink residue control
    • 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
    • G07B2017/0025—Storage of, e.g. ribbon
    • 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
    • G07B17/00362—Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value
    • G07B2017/00427—Special accounting procedures, e.g. storing special information
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00524—Printheads
    • G07B2017/00532—Inkjet
    • 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
DE69704912T 1996-08-23 1997-08-22 Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Erfassen von niedrigen Tintenpegeln einer Tintenpatrone einer Frankiermaschine Expired - Lifetime DE69704912T2 (de)

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US08/701,897 US6116715A (en) 1996-08-23 1996-08-23 Device and method for sensing low ink level in an ink cartridge of a postage meter

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DE69704912D1 DE69704912D1 (de) 2001-06-28
DE69704912T2 true DE69704912T2 (de) 2001-10-11

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EP (1) EP0825567B1 (de)
CA (1) CA2213153C (de)
DE (1) DE69704912T2 (de)

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CA2213153C (en) 2001-04-24
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