MAIL HANDLING MACHINE

Abstract

A mail handling machine including a print module for printing a postal imprint on a mail item, said print module being stationary and disposed transversely relative to the direction D of movement of the mail items and parallel to the longitudinal edges of each mail item. Preferably, said print module has a single row of ink ejection nozzles.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The characteristics and advantages of the present invention appear more clearly from the following description given by way of non-limiting indication and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 shows the position of the postal imprint on various mail item formats;

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a postage meter of the invention; and

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of a folder/inserter of the invention.

Claims

1. A mail handling machine including a print module for printing a postal imprint on a mail item, wherein said print module is stationary and is disposed both transversely relative to the direction D of movement of the mail items and parallel to the longitudinal edges of each mail item.

2. A mail handling machine according to claim 1, wherein said print module has a single row of ink ejection nozzles.

3. A mail handling machine according to claim 1, wherein said print module has as many rows of ink ejection nozzles as it has distinct print zones of the postal imprint to be printed, said different rows being disposed along a common line.

4. A mail handling machine according to claim 3, wherein at least one of said rows of ink ejection nozzles has an ink of a different color.

5. A mail handling machine according to claim 1, further including a folder and insertion module for folding documents and inserting them into envelopes before said envelopes are franked by said print module.

6. A mail handling machine according to claim 1, further including an RFID tag recording module.