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Sheet separating device in a packaging machine

US4685272A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 26, 1986
Grant dateAug 11, 1987
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H3/50
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In order to constitute means for reliably separating sheets positioned at the lowermost level in a magazine one by one, there are provided two stages of main and auxiliary side hooks which can be rocked in the direction for supporting the sheets and in the direction for releasing the same as operated inversely to the seam hooks, on the both left and right sides of the magazine so that the side hooks can be rocked in correlation with suction arms, each of the respective side hooks has its supporting position for the sheets made variable, and the side hooks are adjustably disposed so that the interval between the side hooks on the left and right sides of the magazine can be varied with the main and auxiliary side hooks on each side held integrally.

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