Method and apparatus for handling a stack of sheets
US4554867A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 19, 1984 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/12
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for handling a stack of sheets, including the stacking of the sheets from a continuous incoming stream of sheets and on a lower endboard, and compressing the stack and restricting the sides of the stack while the stack is moved laterally to a station where an upper endboard is applied and the stack is strapped or bound and then moved further away.
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