Reverse collating machine
US4640506A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 1985 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2301/42132
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improvement in a collating machine for stacking sheets of paper being fed seriatim thereto from a singulating feeder in the same order as the sheets appear in the singulating feeder. The collating machine includes a belt for transporting the sheets of paper, a ramp for lifting a succeeding sheet of paper over and onto a preceding, stopped sheet of paper, and a stopping device for stopping each sheet of paper after the sheet has been lifted by the ramp. The improvement includes a removable stacking device for stacking the sheets of paper in the reverse order as the sheets appear in the singulating feeder.
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