Feeding of flexible sheets
US5263700A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H3/14
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for feeding flexible sheets singly from the top of a stack of sheets comprises a pick-up device which includes a gas deflector and gas supplying holes for directing a stream of gas at the topmost sheet on the stack to cause the sheet to separate from the stack. One of the gas supplying holes also directs a further gas stream at the gas deflector, with this further gas stream attaching itself to the gas deflector by the Coanda effect and entraining the topmost sheet into contact with the gas deflector.
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