EP0543559B1 - Appareil pour la distribution d'articles plats - Google Patents

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EP0543559B1
EP0543559B1 EP92310290A EP92310290A EP0543559B1 EP 0543559 B1 EP0543559 B1 EP 0543559B1 EP 92310290 A EP92310290 A EP 92310290A EP 92310290 A EP92310290 A EP 92310290A EP 0543559 B1 EP0543559 B1 EP 0543559B1
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Adam James Crighton
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NCR International Inc
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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Claims (8)

  1. Un appareil pour distribuer les articles plats (18) comportant des moyens d'acheminement (26) pour acheminer lesdits articles un par un le long d'une voie d'acheminement (49) jusqu'à un emplacement de sortie (50), un moyen rouleau (62) dont la périphérie est arrangée pour être engagée par un article (18') au fur et à mesure que ledit article (18') est acheminé le long de la voie d'acheminement (49) par quoi la rotation dudit moyen rouleau est obtenue, un moyen de génération d'impulsions (54) comportant ledit moyen rouleau (62) et arrangé pour générer une série d'impulsions en réponse à la rotation dudit moyen rouleau, des impulsions successives étant générées à un intervalle sensiblement égal à une rotation angulaire prédéterminée dudit moyen rouleau, un moyen de captage (78) arrangé pour capter le passage du bord avant dudit article (18') au-delà d'un emplacement prédéterminé (80), et un moyen de commande (90) arrangé pour arrêter l'acheminement dudit article en réponse à la génération par ledit moyen de génération (54) d'un nombre prédéterminé d'impulsions suite au captage dudit bord avant par ledit moyen de captage (78), caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens d'acheminement (26) sont arrangés pour fonctionner, sous le contrôle dudit moyen de commande (90), en marche arrière aux fins de faire rentrer dans ledit appareil le long de la voie d'acheminement (49) tout article qui a été acheminé audit emplacement de sortie (50) et n'a pas été retiré dudit appareil, et en ce que ledit moyen de commande (90) comporte un moyen compteur (92) arrangé pour compter les impulsions générées par ledit moyen de génération d'impulsions (54) en réponse au mouvement d'un article dans l'un ou l'autre sens le long de ladite voie d'acheminement (49).
  2. Un appareil conformément à la revendication 1, caractérisé par un moyen ressort (70) arrangé pour forcer ledit moyen rouleau (62) à s'engager avec une surface tournée vers le bas dudit article (18') au fur et à mesure que ledit article est acheminé le long de ladite voie d'acheminement (49).
  3. Un appareil conformément à la revendication 2, caractérisé par un moyen d'engagement (30) arrangé pour s'engager de façon élastique avec une surface tournée vers le haut dudit article (18') au fur et à mesure que ledit article est acheminé le long de ladite voie d'acheminement (49), ledit moyen d'engagement flexible agissant dans un rapport opposé relativement audit moyen rouleau (62).
  4. Un appareil conformément à la revendication 2 ou à la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens d'acheminement comportent des première et deuxième bandes d'acheminement sans fin (26), dont les parties supérieures sont arrangées pour s'engager avec ladite surface tournée vers le bas dudit article (18') au fur et à mesure que ledit article est acheminé le long de ladite voie d'acheminement (49), ledit moyen rouleau (62) étant arrangé pour s'engager avec ladite surface tournée vers le bas entre lesdites parties supérieures desdites première et deuxième bandes d'acheminement (26).
  5. Un appareil conformément à la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que lesdites bandes d'acheminement (26) sont arrangées pour s'étendre en-dessous d'un récipient (16) destiné à contenir une pile desdits articles (18) et pour s'engager avec l'article le plus bas (18') de ladite pile aux fins d'acheminer ledit article le plus bas le long de la voie d'acheminement (49) vers ledit emplacement de sortie (50) par l'intermédiaire d'une ouverture (29) dans une paroi (20) dudit récipient.
  6. Un appareil conformément à la revendication 5, caractérisé par un deuxième moyen rouleau (39) en matériau de frottement monté pour tourner avec un moyen poulie (34) autour duquel passent lesdites première et deuxième bandes d'acheminement (26), ledit deuxième moyen rouleau étant arrangé pour s engager avec ledit article le plus bas (18') aux fins de faciliter l'acheminement dudit article le plus bas le long de ladite voie d'acheminement (49).
  7. Un appareil conformément à la revendication 5 ou à la revendication 6, caractérisé par d'autres moyens de captage (82) arrangés pour générer un signal indiquant que lesdits articles (18) dans ledit récipient (16) sont tombés à un niveau bas prédéterminé.
  8. Un appareil conformément à l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 7, caractérisé par un troisième moyen rouleau (46) positionné entre ledit récipient (16) et ledit emplacement de sortie (50) et arrangé pour tourner dans un rapport coopérant opposé relativement auxdites parties supérieures desdites bandes d'acheminement (26) aux fins d'inhiber le passage simultané de plus d'un article au-delà dudit troisième moyen rouleau vers ledit emplacement de sortie (50).
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GB919124171A GB9124171D0 (en) 1991-11-14 1991-11-14 Apparatus for dispensing flat articles

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