Device for feeding a stack of flat articles on edge to de-stacker head of an automatic sorting machine and a method of operating this device
US5308052A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 3, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1916
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention concerns a device for feeding a stack of flat articles on edge, especially mail items, to a de-stacker head provided with a support surface, the device comprising a main feed magazine in which the stack is disposed and a plate pushing the rear of the stack. A secondary feed magazine is introduced between the main magazine and the support surface of the de-stacker head, the secondary magazine having an upwardly inclined transfer surface, its edge adjacent to the support surface of the de-stacker head being higher than the latter.
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