Device for introducing a batch of sheets into a processing machine
US4457658A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/108
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for separating a batch of sheets from a pile of sheets and introducing the batch into a conveyor of a machine designed for processing the sheets characterized by a frame having a movable stop member mounted thereon, a unit for moving a pile of sheets so that the end of the pile is adjacent the movable stop, a unit which cooperates with the movable stop and separates a batch of sheets from the one end of the pile and another unit for moving the separated batch of sheets in a second direction parallel to the plane of the sheets in the pile to pass through an opening provided by moving the movable stop to enable introduction of the batch into a conveyor of a machine.
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