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Device and method for providing a supply of single sheets of different thickness

US6283469A · kind A · utility

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5References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 21, 1999
Grant dateSep 4, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2801/21
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device and method for providing a supply of single sheets wherein each single sheet has a varying thickness. The present invention includes a stack of single sheets that are supported on a lifting platform. The lifting platform includes a compensation device for leveling the stack by compensating for the varying thickness of each single sheet.

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