Method of, and configuration for, opening a security housing

A method of opening a security housing, with authorization and unlocking, which comprises the following steps:

• providing a print module being transversely movable by a transverse mover;
• bringing the printing module into an unlocked position by moving the printing module in a direction transverse to a mail-transporting direction;
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• releasing mechanically an access to a security-housing part by completing the bringing step.

A configuration for franking device security, comprising:

• a security housing having a mechanical locking device and defining an interior;
• a printing module movable by a transverse mover transversely to a transporting direction across a displacement path, said printing module being movable into an unlocked position located at an end of the displacement path;
• a mechanical lock disposed on a respective security-housing part in said interior of said security housing;
• and
• a finger disposed on said printing nodule for actuating said mechanical lock.

A configuration for franking device security, comprising:

• a security housing having a mechanical locking device and defining an interior;
• a printing module movable by a transverse mover transversely to a transporting direction across a displacement path, said printing module being movable into an unlocked position located at an end of the displacement path;
• an element disposed on a respective security-housing part in said interior of said security housing;
• and
• a finger disposed on said printing nodule for actuating said element.

A security housing for a printing mail-processing machine having a mechanical locking device, a printing module moveable by a transverse mover transversely to a mail-transporting direction, a first and second access to an interior of said printing mail-processing machine, said security housing comprising:

• a wall of at least one of a bottom housing part and a top housing part;
• a disengageable further lock disposed on said wall;
• a security-housing part baring said first access and covering said disengageable further lock;
• a mechanical locking element having a resilient extension arm and a hook nose at an end of said resilient extension arm, said hook nose being engageable with said wall to lock and unlock said security housing;
• said security-housing part being removable by destructing said security-housing part in an evident manner;
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• said top housing part having an opening formed therein for changing an ink cartridge;
• a flap having a stop for closing said opening, said stop actuating a switch, actuates a switch disposed in said interior of the security housing when said flap is opened to interrupt a power supply to a motor of the transverse mover of the printing module;
• a protective sheath fastened on the printing module to prevent unauthorized access to the strip conductor and to the electronic activating unit;
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• a protective cap fastened on the printing module to prevent unauthorized access to the strip conductor and to the electronic activating unit.