Jogger having a floating mount
US5374050A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/13
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A jogger having a jogger plate is floatingly supported by a four-bar linkage swingably mounted upon a support post. The four-bar linkage is a parallelogram-type linkage which enables the jogger plate to maintain its orientation in space regardless of any swinging movement experienced by the parallelogram linkage. An adjustable weight is provided to control the force exerted upon a signature stack during operation. The jogger plate is adjustable to provide proper positioning of the plate relative to the stack being jogged into alignment. Sensors control the operation of the jogger assembly responsive to the presence of a stack to be jogged and responsive to the movement of the jogging assembly to a given position displaced from the nominal operating position.
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