Method and apparatus for feeding and printing documents
US4015523A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 1973 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 1993 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H9/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A document feeding apparatus sequentially feeding documents, including an automatic feeder for removing one document at a time from a stack and for delivering each document to a feed path. An endless conveyor moves each document along the path towards a document aligning gate means that temporarily interrupts the movement of the documents to effect desired alignment thereof. The automatic feeder and the document aligning gate are automatically controlled so that the documents are selectively removed from the stack as a function of the preceding document moving along the path. A pair of printing heads are positioned along the path and are respectively actuated in response to movement of the documents so that the documents can be printed at accurately positioned locations on a surface thereof.
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