Document feeding system
US3984099A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 1975 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2406/323
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved document feeding system includes a flat perforated vacuum transport belt mounted to move one surface thereof across a scanning station, and a perforated document support plate for accurately placing a document on the belt. The plate is supported in a drawer, and the corner of the drawer and registration fingers serve to position the document on the support plate. After a document is positioned on the support plate, the drawer is slid to a position opposite the one surface of the belt, and then the support plate with the document thereon is moved to a position immediately adjacent that surface to position the document on the belt where the document is held via vacuum. The plate is then retracted into the drawer, and the belt with the document thereon is moved across the scanning station.
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