Device for conveying sheets from a printing press to a sheet pile
US5409208A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/21
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Device for conveying sheets from a printing press to a sheet pile includes revolving endless conveyor members looped about at least two rotating members having respective horizontal axes of rotation disposed parallel to one another, mechanical grippers carried by the endless conveyor members for gripping only respective leading edges of sheets, the endless conveyor members having a respective upper side moving along a conveying path in a given conveying direction for carrying thereon sheets conveyable away from the printing press, and a device disposed in the conveying path for smoothing the sheet, the smoothing device being cyclically movable reciprocatingly in a direction perpendicular to the given conveying direction of the sheets.
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