Aligning device for document feeder
US6523822B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1916
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to an aligning device for a feeder of a mailing machine, comprising a first rear aligning guide mobile in one direction of advance of the mailpieces and a second lateral aligning guide mobile in a direction perpendicular to this direction of advance, each aligning guide being adapted to be displaced in a respective groove. The groove associated with the rear aligning guide is inclined by a determined angle &agr; with respect to the direction of advance of the mailpieces, with the result that the rear aligning guide remains substantially centered on the small dimension of the mailpiece whatever the format of this piece. The rear aligning guide preferably presents the shape of a wedge having at least two successive slopes, a first slope of slight inclination and a second slope of steep inclination.
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