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Document aligning apparatus

US5080666A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 1990
Grant dateJan 14, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H9/101
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus for aligning a document, the apparatus comprising: structure for feeding a document in a downstream path of travel, the document have a downstream edge relative to the path of travel; structure for registering the downstream edge of a document in a direction extending transverse to the path of travel, the registering structure including at least one member extending into the path of travel, the registering structure including structure for moving the at least one member downstream in the path of travel; and structure for controlling the feeding structure to urge a document into engagement with the at least one moving member.

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