Mailpiece feed device having an angular delay
US8807321B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00564
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A feeder for a mail-handling machine is provided with a conveyor device having at least one row of drive rollers comprising at least first and second drive rollers standing proud through a mailpiece-receiving deck of the feeder and controlled by a suitable drive mechanism, said first and second drive rollers being inclined at an angle α relative to a perpendicular to a longitudinal referencing wall, and the second drive roller being driven in rotation with a first predetermined delay relative to the first drive roller, which is the closer to the referencing wall.
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