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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1998
Ralf Kubatzki, Berlin, DE;
Stephan Guenther, Berlin, DE;
Francotyp-Postalia AG & Co., Birkenwerder, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for transporting and for printing print media has an inclined guide plate and a transport mechanism orthogonal to this guide plate and an auxiliary device. An ink jet print head controlled by a control unit is rigidly arranged in a recess of the guide plate during printing. The recess is fashioned such that the print medium has a printed region lying free downstream. The print medium transported with the transport mechanism lies without any mechanical clamping against the auxiliary device, that has an ascending guide and allows a defined slippage perpendicular to the transport mechanism surface. Independently of the slope of the floor area of the machine, a non-contacting printing with the ink print head ensues with high print quality for print media transported standing or lying. A placement device precedes the guide plate for the adaptation of the inclination angle .alpha..