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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gilbert N Riley, Wilton, CT (US);
Richard S Holodnak, Stratford, CT (US);
Richard A Malin, Westport, CT (US);
Arno Muller, Westport, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4001622 ; 101 91 ;
Abstract
A postage meter includes a printwheel setting mechanism which allows shortest path setting of the printwheel. Stepper motors are provided for each printwheel which drives the printwheels through a transfer gear having a large diameter and greater number of teeth so that there are multiple positions of the transfer wheel which correspond to a particular character to be printed by the printwheel. The stepper motors are microprocessor controlled and a routine calculates the shortest rotational path of the setting of a new character for printing.