Separation and transfer method and apparatus

US5375692A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Kolbus GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Reimar Staudinger · Halle (Saale), DE
• Günter Geldmeier · Bohmte, DE
• Wilfried Muller · Mannenberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 11, 1993
• Grant date: Dec 27, 1994
• Expiry date: Jun 11, 2013

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65H2513/20
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A transfer device for books, inner books, newspapers, stacks or papers or similar products that are fed to a distribution point in a product stream on a high speed conveyor which includes a rotationally driven accelerator/decelerator. The speed of the accelerator/decelerator is controlled in such a manner that the product to be distributed is first accelerated to separate it from the next succeeding product in the product stream and the product is then controllably slowed so that it may be stopped at the distribution point without damage.