Document handling device
US4524963A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H3/04
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A stacking and feeding device of document-handling equipment for documents moving along one of their edges, includes a transporting conveyor belt system that forces the documents against a stop where they begin to stack up in the horizontal direction in the order in which they arrive. A feeder rides on the outermost document of the stack and slides along guide shafts as the size of the stack changes. The feeder is selectively actuated to remove the documents from the stack one at a time in the order in which they entered the stack. A swing arm is pivotally and extensibly connected between the feeder and the following stationary part of the equipment so that the documents can be delivered thereto, regardless of the position of the feeder.
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