Patent ID: 6505902
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An apparatus for producing pieces of mail, the apparatus comprising:a. mail handling assemblies; b. an envelope printing module connected to said mail handling assemblies, said envelope printing module having: (i) a plurality of printing positions including a first printing position and a second printing position on the same envelope; (ii) a moveable printhead carriage for moving to and from said first printing position and said second printing position; (iii) a first printhead cartridge mounted at a first location to said moveable printhead carriage and including a first printhead having a first path of movement with said moveable printhead carriage at and through said first printing position and said second printing position; and (iv) a second printhead cartridge mounted at a second location to said moveable printhead carriage for increasing a width of a swath printed by said first printhead cartridge and said second printhead cartridge, said second printhead cartridge including a second printhead having a second path of movement with said moveable printhead carriage at and through said second printing position, and said first printhead cartridge and said second printhead cartridge being mounted such that said first printhead and said second printhead have offset and parallel jet axes.