High speed multi-bin card collation and buffering system
US9334138B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1914
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automated high speed multi-bin card collation and buffering system that takes die cut greeting cards at high speeds and diverts them on a customer by customer basis into multiple bins. A series of diverters are included that actuate between customer jobs to divert and collate the jobs independently into the bins. The jobs are moved from the bins and buffered in a buffering zone for a predetermined period of time before being deposited onto a conveyor for conveying downstream for further processing. The buffering of the jobs allows for small jobs to be offset by larger jobs to increase average processing times for downstream systems, such as, banders to operate efficiently.
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