Automatic feeder module for a mail sorting system
US5292114A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2301/331
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic feeder module for a mail sorting system including a cabinet having first and second ends and an upper planar surface, a conveyor belt having an upper run travelling along the upper surface of the cabinet, a drive plate linearly driven along the conveyor belt at the same speed as a conveyor belt and having a forward side and a rearward side, means for driving the conveyor belt and the drive plate at the same speed, and a singulator assembly including pick-off means against which a stack of mail is pressed by the drive plate and the conveyor belt, and a stack pressure switch for turning the driving means on and off to maintain a predetermined stack pressure against the pick-off means.
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