Patent · US Expired

Feeding table assembly with suction belts in sheet feeders and method of assembly

US5423255A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 22, 1993
Grant dateJun 13, 1995
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2601/324
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Feeding table assembly of a sheet-fed printing machine with conveyor belts for conveying paper sheets from a feed pile, via a region for lateral alignment of the sheets, to downline printing units includes a rigid frame; a member having a sheet-conveying surface extending in a conveying direction over the lateral alignment region and formed with at least one through-opening for receiving the rigid frame therein; deflection rollers journaled in the rigid frame; at least one conveyor belt looped about the deflection rollers and having a strand for conveying the paper sheets from a location at a beginning of the sheet-conveying surface to a location beyond the lateral alignment region; a holder fixed to the printing machine; and a device for removably fastening the rigid frame to the holder so that a strand of the conveyor belt provided for conveying is in a conveying position; and method of assembling the conveyor belt with the feeding table.

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