Patent ID: 7475979
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: B41J,G07B

Abstract:
1. In a mailing machine having a first and second digital print module, each of the first and second digital print modules having a plurality of nozzles to deposit ink on a top surface of a mail piece, a method for registering the top surface of the mail piece against a registration plate comprising: selecting one of the first digital print module and second digital print module as an active print module and the other as an inactive print module; moving a first ski to a first position, the first ski when in the first position applying a biasing force to the mail piece to register the top surface of the mail piece against the registration plate to maintain a predetermined gap between the plurality of nozzles of the active print module and the top surface of the mail piece as the mail piece passes between the first ski and the active print module; and moving a second ski to a second position, the second ski when in the second position not applying the biasing force to the mail piece as the mail piece passes between the second ski and the inactive print module such that the top surface of the mail piece is not registered against the registration plate.