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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1981
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Helmut A Schottle, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes Deutschland GmbH, Heppenheim, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
101 18 ; 101 9322 ; 101 99 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a driving and braking system for an electronically controlled embossing machine of the type having a rotatable drum that carries embossing dies. A drive motor is provided for rotating the drum and a brake is included for stopping the drum in selected embossing positions. The brake includes a disk and a brake lining which are in slight engagement with one another during rotation of the drum so that when the brake is actuated the parts thereof have a small distance to travel.