GB2309028B - A media handling system - Google Patents

A media handling system

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Publication number
GB2309028B
GB2309028B GB9704597A GB9704597A GB2309028B GB 2309028 B GB2309028 B GB 2309028B GB 9704597 A GB9704597 A GB 9704597A GB 9704597 A GB9704597 A GB 9704597A GB 2309028 B GB2309028 B GB 2309028B
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Prior art keywords
handling system
media handling
media
handling
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9704597A
Other versions
GB9704597D0 (en
GB2309028A (en
Inventor
Alan W Menard
Lawrence Sidney Wolfson
Joseph Conlan
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Gerber Systems Corp
Original Assignee
Gerber Systems Corp
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Priority claimed from US08/148,584 external-priority patent/US5558320A/en
Application filed by Gerber Systems Corp filed Critical Gerber Systems Corp
Publication of GB9704597D0 publication Critical patent/GB9704597D0/en
Publication of GB2309028A publication Critical patent/GB2309028A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2309028B publication Critical patent/GB2309028B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00567—Handling of original or reproduction media, e.g. cutting, separating, stacking
    • H04N1/0057—Conveying sheets before or after scanning
    • H04N1/00591—Conveying sheets before or after scanning from the scanning position
    • H04N1/00594—Conveying sheets before or after scanning from the scanning position along at least a part of the same path as transport to the scanning position
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/16—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by contact of one face only with moving tapes, bands, or chains
    • 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
    • B65H3/08—Separating articles from piles using pneumatic force
    • B65H3/0808—Suction grippers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00567—Handling of original or reproduction media, e.g. cutting, separating, stacking
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00567—Handling of original or reproduction media, e.g. cutting, separating, stacking
    • H04N1/0057—Conveying sheets before or after scanning
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00567—Handling of original or reproduction media, e.g. cutting, separating, stacking
    • H04N1/0057—Conveying sheets before or after scanning
    • H04N1/00599—Using specific components
    • H04N1/00604—Transport trays
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00567—Handling of original or reproduction media, e.g. cutting, separating, stacking
    • H04N1/0057—Conveying sheets before or after scanning
    • H04N1/00599—Using specific components
    • H04N1/00607—Grippers or the like, e.g. suction grippers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00567—Handling of original or reproduction media, e.g. cutting, separating, stacking
    • H04N1/0057—Conveying sheets before or after scanning
    • H04N1/00599—Using specific components
    • H04N1/0061—Feed belts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00567—Handling of original or reproduction media, e.g. cutting, separating, stacking
    • H04N1/0057—Conveying sheets before or after scanning
    • H04N1/00618—Transporting curved sheets or curving sheets during transportation, e.g. for feeding to a drum-type scanner
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/00567—Handling of original or reproduction media, e.g. cutting, separating, stacking
    • H04N1/00631—Ejecting or stacking
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/20—Belts
    • B65H2404/26—Particular arrangement of belt, or belts
    • B65H2404/269—Particular arrangement of belt, or belts other arrangements
    • B65H2404/2691—Arrangement of successive belts forming a transport path
GB9704597A 1993-11-08 1994-10-31 A media handling system Expired - Fee Related GB2309028B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/148,584 US5558320A (en) 1993-11-08 1993-11-08 Lifting shoe for media handling and related cassette media holder
GB9422142A GB2283481B (en) 1993-11-08 1994-10-31 Lifting shoe for media handling and media handling device

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB9704597D0 GB9704597D0 (en) 1997-04-23
GB2309028A GB2309028A (en) 1997-07-16
GB2309028B true GB2309028B (en) 1998-04-22

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Family Applications (4)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB9720601A Expired - Fee Related GB2317164B (en) 1993-11-08 1994-10-31 A conveyor cassette for a media sheet handling system
GB9720599A Expired - Fee Related GB2315884B (en) 1993-11-08 1994-10-31 A collecting cassette for a media sheet handling system
GB9704597A Expired - Fee Related GB2309028B (en) 1993-11-08 1994-10-31 A media handling system
GB9720597A Expired - Fee Related GB2315339B (en) 1993-11-08 1994-10-31 A supply cassette for a media sheet handling system

Family Applications Before (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB9720601A Expired - Fee Related GB2317164B (en) 1993-11-08 1994-10-31 A conveyor cassette for a media sheet handling system
GB9720599A Expired - Fee Related GB2315884B (en) 1993-11-08 1994-10-31 A collecting cassette for a media sheet handling system

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB9720597A Expired - Fee Related GB2315339B (en) 1993-11-08 1994-10-31 A supply cassette for a media sheet handling system

Country Status (1)

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Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2278833A (en) * 1993-06-01 1994-12-14 Gerber Systems Corp Feeding sheet media from a pile, eg to a photoplotter

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Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2315884B (en) 1998-04-22
GB9704597D0 (en) 1997-04-23
GB2315339B (en) 1998-04-22
GB2309028A (en) 1997-07-16
GB2315339A (en) 1998-01-28
GB9720597D0 (en) 1997-11-26
GB9720599D0 (en) 1997-11-26
GB2315884A (en) 1998-02-11
GB2317164A (en) 1998-03-18
GB9720601D0 (en) 1997-11-26
GB2317164B (en) 1998-04-29

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Effective date: 19981031