Single sheet friction feeder
US4269404A · kind A · utility
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10Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 1979 |
| Grant date | May 26, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H3/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet feeding device (10) that feeds sheets individually from a stack (31) includes a sheet feeding member (20) that strikes the stack (31) at such an acute angle .theta. and normal force that the top sheet in the stack is forwarded for subsequent transport while simultaneously retarding movement of the sheet immediately adjacent to the top sheet.
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