Tail stopping and knockdown device
US4966521A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 1986 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2404/561
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for slowing cut sheets in seriatum flow by nipping the trailing edge of the sheets as they leave a high-speed conveyor system is provided whereby the sheets pass to a stacking pile at a slow speed. The nipping device is provided in several embodiments including a brush carrying roll, an oscillating roll on a lever arm and an air jet. Ream removal apparatus are also provided to remove reams of paper from the bottom of the stacking pile.
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