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Workpiece feeding device

US3988017A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 20, 1975
Grant dateOct 26, 1976
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Expiry dateMar 20, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H7/125
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for feeding letter mail and the like from a stack of such non-uniform sheet-like articles for individual workpiece processing wherein a plurality of friction feeders define a path for the transfer of mail from the stack and are driven in a pulsing mode interdependently under the control of photoelectric cells to facilitate the automatic separation of workpiece doubles.

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