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Vacuum corrugated duplex tray having oscillating side guides

US5634634A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
32References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 6, 1995
Grant dateJun 3, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 6, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/0043
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for transporting material, in the form of discrete sheets, seriatim to a stack of discrete sheets, and subsequently seriatim away from such stack. The discrete sheet material transport device comprises a support for a stack of discrete sheets. The stack support includes a first stop for a first marginal edge of a discrete sheet, and opposed second and third stops for opposed marginal edges of a discrete sheet perpendicular to the first marginal edge of such discrete sheet. Discrete sheets are delivered seriatim to the vicinity of the stack support and are urged in a first direction into engagement with the first stop to form a stack of discrete sheets on the stack support. The discrete sheets are subsequently urged seriatim in a direction opposite the first direction to remove discrete sheets seriatim from the stack on the stack support. The second and third stops are located to accurately position the stack of discrete sheets on the stack support. Further, the second and third stops are substantially simultaneously oscillated to maintain such stack in the accurate position as such discrete sheets are urged to and from the stack on the stack support.

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