Sheet receiving and stacking apparatus
US4220323A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 1979 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/06
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for selectively stacking, or inverting and stacking, sheets moving seriatim along a travel path with a given facial orientation. The apparatus comprises a sheet supporting surface for supporting and stacking sheets in a facial orientation effectively reversed from that of such sheets in the travel path, and a guide selectively movable to a first position along the travel path or a second position in the travel path. In the first position, the guide directs sheets onto the supporting surface; while in the second position the guide itself receives and stacks the sheets, remote from the supporting surface, in a facial orientation the same as that of such sheets in the travel path.
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