Patent ID: 6758560
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: B41J,G07B

Abstract:
Franking machine (1) comprising at least one printing head (2) of a printing mechanism (3) for printing flat objects to be mailed such as letters, postcards, printed matter, etc., which can be either laid in or conducted through the machine, and a guide arrangement, which is assigned to the printing head (2) and has a transport unit, across which guide arrangement the objects to be mailed pass by the printing head (2) with their flat surfaces facing the printing mechanism (3), wherein a suction air or compressed air transport device (9) is installed at least in the area near the printing head (2) to protect it from foreign materials or the like in the form of dust, wherein the suction air or compressed air device (9) is formed by a blower (10) installed in an air conduit (11), wherein the transport unit is equipped with transport rolls (4, 5, 6, 7) rotating around axes arranged transversely to the transport direction of the objects to be mailed, wherein the end of the air conduit (11) facing the area near the printing head (2) at least partially encloses a nonworking area of at least one transport roll (4) located upstream of the printing head (2) with respect to the direction (F) in which the objects to be mailed are being transported.