Accumulator for sheet handling apparatus
US7392982B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 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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