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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2009
Mark H. Macleod, New Milford, CT (US);
John R. Masotta, Bethel, CT (US);
John W. Sussmeier, Cold Spring, NY (US);
Mark H. Macleod, New Milford, CT (US);
John R. Masotta, Bethel, CT (US);
John W. Sussmeier, Cold Spring, NY (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An item handling system includes a transport system defining a transport plane, a printer assembly defining a printer plane, and a printer alignment system supporting the printer assembly. The printer alignment system includes a plurality of drive elements configured to move the printer assembly. A method of aligning a printer in the item handling system includes moving the printer assembly to a limit position of the printer alignment system distal from the transport system using the drive elements, moving the printer assembly to a limit position of the printer alignment system proximate to the transport system using the drive elements, and driving each of the drive elements at a respective predetermined level to place the printer plane in a substantially parallel orientation with respect to the transport plane.