Submodule feeder arrangement for an inserter
US5164906A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 1990 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/25314
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improvement to a modular inserter system that provides customized inserter machines which are configured by combining a plurality of modules, including a variety of module types, for example, feeder, folder and insertion modules, each module containing a microprocessor for controlling the module as part of the control system for the customized inserter machine. The improvement comprises a first upstream module of the inserter machine and a submodule feeder including structure for coupling the submodule feeder to the upstream end of the first upstream module. The submodule feeder performs operations of a feeder module under the control of the microprocessor of the first upstream module.
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