Apparatus for receiving and orderly storing individual sheets in a container

US4940223A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Nixdorf Computer AG · DE

Inventors

• Peter Weigel · Borchen, DE
• Guenter Holland-Letz · Paderborn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 24, 1989
• Grant date: Jul 10, 1990
• Expiry date: Feb 24, 2009

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65H2701/1912
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In an apparatus for receiving generally rectangular individual sheets and for storing the same in a container (14) in orderly condition, which container is arranged in a housing and has a throughput opening (34) connected with an input opening of the housing by a transport belt (18) for serially transporting the individual sheets, the throughput opening in at least the direction of one edge of the sheets is smaller than the corresponding measurement of the sheets. At the end of the transport belt (18, 24) a stacking apparatus (22) is arranged in front of the throughput opening and includes a stack support surface (30) for forming a stack of sheets, the sheets being arranged upright on the stack support surface (30) and parallel to the throughput opening (34). For inserting the sheets in the container (14) a pusher (48) is provided which is shiftable in the direction toward throughput opening. By means of this pusher the sheet stack formed on the stack support surface (30) is pushable into the throughput opening of the container (14) with accompanying bending of the sheet stack.