EP1127817A3 - Machine for separating flat products - Google Patents

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EP1127817A3
EP1127817A3 EP01810175A EP01810175A EP1127817A3 EP 1127817 A3 EP1127817 A3 EP 1127817A3 EP 01810175 A EP01810175 A EP 01810175A EP 01810175 A EP01810175 A EP 01810175A EP 1127817 A3 EP1127817 A3 EP 1127817A3
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machine
pusher
flat products
separation stage
separating flat
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Roberto Crameri
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Cratech GmbH
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/46—Supplementary devices or measures to assist separation or prevent double feed
    • B65H3/52—Friction retainers acting on under or rear side of article being separated
    • B65H3/5246—Driven retainers, i.e. the motion thereof being provided by a dedicated drive
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H1/00—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated
    • B65H1/02—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles on edge
    • B65H1/025—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles on edge with controlled positively-acting mechanical devices for advancing the pile to present the articles to the separating device
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/02—Separating articles from piles using friction forces between articles and separator
    • B65H3/06—Rollers or like rotary separators
    • B65H3/0653—Rollers or like rotary separators for separating substantially vertically stacked articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2403/00—Power transmission; Driving means
    • B65H2403/70—Clutches; Couplings
    • B65H2403/72—Clutches, brakes, e.g. one-way clutch +F204
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2511/00—Dimensions; Position; Numbers; Identification; Occurrences
    • B65H2511/50—Occurence
    • B65H2511/51—Presence

Abstract

The separation machine has a displacement unit with a driven pusher (10) for feeding a flat item stack to a pre-separation stage, supplying the flat items (2) to a separation stage for individual item removal. The drive for the pusher is interrupted when the number of flat items between the pusher and the pre-separation stage exceeds a given value.
EP01810175A 2000-02-22 2001-02-20 Machine for separating flat products Expired - Lifetime EP1127817B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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CH3342000 2000-02-22
CH20000334 2000-02-22

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EP1127817A2 EP1127817A2 (en) 2001-08-29
EP1127817A3 true EP1127817A3 (en) 2001-10-04
EP1127817B1 EP1127817B1 (en) 2006-10-11

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AT (1) ATE342216T1 (en)
DE (1) DE50111171D1 (en)

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JP4077245B2 (en) * 2002-05-28 2008-04-16 株式会社東芝 Paper sheet take-out device

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US4030722A (en) * 1975-05-13 1977-06-21 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Sheet-material separator and feeder system
US4302000A (en) * 1978-11-29 1981-11-24 Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-G.M.B.H. Apparatus for separating a letter stack
US4919412A (en) * 1987-03-03 1990-04-24 Nixdorf Computer Ag Control system for a draw-off system for sheet material
JPH03172989A (en) * 1989-12-01 1991-07-26 Laurel Bank Mach Co Ltd Paper money storing box
JPH03211127A (en) * 1990-01-11 1991-09-13 Sharp Corp Paper feeding device
US5083765A (en) * 1990-07-20 1992-01-28 Actmedia, Inc. Coupon dispenser
JPH0494334A (en) * 1990-08-10 1992-03-26 Brother Ind Ltd Automatic paper feeding device
EP0537033A1 (en) * 1991-06-20 1993-04-14 Jean-Guy Cloutier Self-actuated book sections feeder
EP0540867A2 (en) * 1991-09-19 1993-05-12 Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. safe and machine incorporating the safe therein
JPH06173968A (en) * 1992-12-10 1994-06-21 Ricoh Co Ltd Torque generating mechanism for separating roller
JPH0971334A (en) * 1995-09-04 1997-03-18 Fuji Xerox Co Ltd Image information processor

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US4030722A (en) * 1975-05-13 1977-06-21 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Sheet-material separator and feeder system
US4302000A (en) * 1978-11-29 1981-11-24 Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-G.M.B.H. Apparatus for separating a letter stack
US4919412A (en) * 1987-03-03 1990-04-24 Nixdorf Computer Ag Control system for a draw-off system for sheet material
JPH03172989A (en) * 1989-12-01 1991-07-26 Laurel Bank Mach Co Ltd Paper money storing box
JPH03211127A (en) * 1990-01-11 1991-09-13 Sharp Corp Paper feeding device
US5083765A (en) * 1990-07-20 1992-01-28 Actmedia, Inc. Coupon dispenser
JPH0494334A (en) * 1990-08-10 1992-03-26 Brother Ind Ltd Automatic paper feeding device
EP0537033A1 (en) * 1991-06-20 1993-04-14 Jean-Guy Cloutier Self-actuated book sections feeder
EP0540867A2 (en) * 1991-09-19 1993-05-12 Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. safe and machine incorporating the safe therein
JPH06173968A (en) * 1992-12-10 1994-06-21 Ricoh Co Ltd Torque generating mechanism for separating roller
JPH0971334A (en) * 1995-09-04 1997-03-18 Fuji Xerox Co Ltd Image information processor

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 015, no. 424 (P - 1268) 28 October 1991 (1991-10-28) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 015, no. 489 (M - 1189) 11 December 1991 (1991-12-11) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 016, no. 328 (M - 1281) 16 July 1992 (1992-07-16) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 512 (M - 1679) 27 September 1994 (1994-09-27) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1997, no. 07 31 July 1997 (1997-07-31) *

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