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Apparatus for temporary storage of flat articles

US4804175A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 2, 1987
Grant dateFeb 14, 1989
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S271/902
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a system or apparatus intended for temporary storage of flat articles. Drive means (22A, 33) enable the articles coming from a first track (15) to be carried to a storage pocket (35). A pressure roller (51B) that is normally in contact with a removal roller (45B) is momentarily spaced apart from its position in order to enable an article stored in the pocket to be put in contact with the removal roller, so that later it is engaged in a second track (53). The pressure roller prevents an article that arrives in the pocket later from coming into contact with the removal roller, as long as the article constrained between these two rollers has not been ejected from the pocket.

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