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Accumulator for sheet handling apparatus

US7392982B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
12References
9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 12, 2005
Grant dateJul 1, 2008
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2405/20
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sheet feeder for feeding sheets one-at-a-time along a path having: a feeder/separator for engaging the sheets and feeding them one-at-a-time along the path whilst remaining sheets not being fed along the path are halted by the separator; and a clearance mechanism for engaging the remaining sheets and removing them from the separator region in a sheet clearance process.

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