Sheet pick-up and feeder
US4003567A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H3/0816
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for picking up a single sheet of semi-rigid material from the top of a stack of such sheets having a device overlying the back end of the stack and holding down that end of the stack, vacuum pick-up shoes to engage the back end of the topmost sheet in the stack, said shoes moving initially to slide the sheet forward from beneath the overlying device and then to lift the back end of the sheet, and a chain conveyor with hooks to engage the raised end of the sheet and feed such sheet into a conveyor for transporting the sheet away from the stack.
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