Control for a sheet stack supporting platform
US5823527A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/21
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet feeder having a platform for supporting a stack of sheets, a feed head assembly for feeding sheets seriatim from the top of a sheet supply stack supported on the platform, a mechanism for moving the platform relative to the feed head assembly, and device for controlling operation of the platform moving mechanism. The control device determines a selected parameter of a stack of sheets supported on the platform and produces a signal corresponding thereto. The speed of the platform moving mechanism is then set based on the parameter signal.
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