Abstract: A label peeling unit having an installation body: a movable body movable while engaging with the installation body and stopping in a closed state or an open state in which the movable body is closed or open relative to the installation body; a label peeling body installed on the movable body and allowing backing paper of a continuous label body, which is conveyed by the paper sheet conveyance device, to be in contact with the label peeling body to bend the backing paper for peeling a part of a label off the backing paper; and a backing paper conveyance roller rotatably installed on the movable body and rotating while being in contact with a platen roller of the paper sheet conveyance device with the backing paper in between to thereby convey the backing paper and discharge it to the outside. The label peeling unit facilitates loading of paper sheets.

Abstract: A recording apparatus is advantageous in miniaturization even though a mechanism for adjusting a head gap is included. The recording apparatus includes a carriage for detachably holding a cartridge, a platen for supporting one surface of a recording medium, and a conveying roller and an eject roller for conveying the recording medium. The platen is constructed so that it is rockable with an axis of the eject roller as a rotation center and is switchable between at least two positions.

Abstract: The present invention describes a double belt transport system for moving a mailpiece into a printing area of a digital printer. The transport system includes an upper belt and a lower belt. The upper belt has a straight section to form a nip with the lower belt to ingest the mailpiece. The straight section also defines a registration plane to register the upper surface of the mailpiece with respect to the print head of the printer. In order to make sure the registration is consistent regardless of the thickness of the mailpiece, an up-lifting mechanism is used to push the bottom of the mailpiece in an upward direction against a shield plate, which is positioned substantially on the registration plane. A velocity measurement device, such as an optical encoder, is used to measure the moving speed of the belts so that the printing speed of the digital printer matches the moving speed of the mailpiece in the print area.

Abstract: The conversion kit includes a pair of side frame mounting plates, one for each side frame of an older printing unit, wherein the mounting plates are mounted on the inwardly facing surfaces of their respective side frames after a cylinder, an ink fountain, and a doctor blade assembly of the printing unit are removed therefrom. The kit also includes a new ink fountain having an ink well positioned beneath the cylinder, and a sock roll for smoothing out ink on the cylinder and for impregnating engraved cells formed therein with ink. The ink fountain is mounted on and supported by the mounting plates. Also provided is an adjustable doctor blade assembly which is mounted on the mounting plates, the assembly having a doctor blade, and an actuating device for moving the doctor blade towards and away from the cylinder.

Abstract: A printer, which is especially adapted for printing a bar code on label paper has a housing having a front panel with some operation buttons and a winding drawer having a protruding label table. The printer prints a bar code and alphanumeric numerals on a label which is fed to the label table for then being applied to goods. The printer also can be connected to an external computer or the like for obtaining the information to be printed on the label. The printer also has an internal processor and a memory for maintaining certain necessary information. The winding drawer has a winding roller and a deflection roller on a pivotable operation lever. The deflection roller deflects ground paper of the label paper over a dispenser edge in a first position of the operation lever, so that a label formerly on the ground paper is delivered straight ahead while the ground paper is deflected downwards to the winding roller operation.

Abstract: A portable label printing and dispensing machine which includes: a printing device fixed to the machine frame; a movable platen positioned under the printing device; a spring held against exerting a biasing force; means to release the spring to push up the platen to strike against the printing device; and a push back means to separate the platen from the printing device just after printing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a means for feeding unit documents, such as sheets, envelopes, pages, cards, and the like to an apparatus for processing. Means is provided for feeding the documents to and removing them from the operating apparatus at a relatively high rate of speed. During the time that an individual document is being operated upon it is conveyed by means associated with the operating apparatus. Examples of such operations would be printing addresses on an envelope, embossing credit cards, encoding magnetic tapes, and the like. Upon conclusion of the operation, the documents are removed quickly so that a second document may be supplied to the operating apparatus expeditiously.

Abstract: Combinations of signs in a series of a predetermined number of combinations are printed in an irregular sequence by means of printing plates supplied one at a time to a printing station. The sequence of the plates is changed from one print of the series to the other.