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Sheet feed apparatus

US6224049A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 30, 1999
Grant dateMay 1, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 30, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2701/1912
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Sheet feed apparatus for supplying sheets such as banknotes from a store (1) to a sheet transport system. The apparatus comprises a feed system (4) for withdrawing sheets from the store (1). A separator system (12) is provided to which sheets are fed by the feed system (1), the separator system being adapted to feed sheets singly to the sheet transport system (22, 23). A controller (29) controls operation of the feed and separator systems (1, 12) independently.

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