Apparatus for collating sheets
US6648319B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1916
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Sheet collation apparatus is disclosed in which an initial sheet (A1) from a sheet feeder (4) is advanced to a collation station (10), reversed into an accumulation station (8) and then returned to the collation station where it is collated with the next sheet (A2) from the sheet feeder. This process may be repeated any number of times to form a collation of sheets of any required number.
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