US3420149A - Sheet feeding apparatus - Google Patents

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US3420149A
US3420149A US486721A US3420149DA US3420149A US 3420149 A US3420149 A US 3420149A US 486721 A US486721 A US 486721A US 3420149D A US3420149D A US 3420149DA US 3420149 A US3420149 A US 3420149A
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Stanley William Middleditch
Victor Richard Sels
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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
    • B65H31/00—Pile receivers
    • B65H31/04—Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates
    • B65H31/06—Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled on edge
    • 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
    • B65H3/0661—Rollers or like rotary separators for separating inclined-stacked articles with separator rollers above the stack
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H5/00—Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines
    • B65H5/002—Adaptations of counting devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06M—COUNTING MECHANISMS; COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06M7/00—Counting of objects carried by a conveyor
    • G06M7/02—Counting of objects carried by a conveyor wherein objects ahead of the sensing element are separated to produce a distinct gap between successive objects
    • G06M7/06—Counting of flat articles, e.g. of sheets of paper
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/42—Piling, depiling, handling piles
    • B65H2301/421—Forming a pile
    • B65H2301/4214—Forming a pile of articles on edge
    • B65H2301/42146—Forming a pile of articles on edge by introducing articles from above
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S414/00—Material or article handling
    • Y10S414/10—Associated with forming or dispersing groups of intersupporting articles, e.g. stacking patterns
    • Y10S414/115—Associated with forming or dispersing groups of intersupporting articles, e.g. stacking patterns including article counter

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  • the spring-loaded member 24 will be horizontally displaced to permit the stack to be built up as shown at 2C.
  • the counter unit C will register the total number contained in the stack at the said stage D. If it is desired to feed a predetermined quantity of sheets to the delivery stage D, it is only necessary for the operator manually to arrest the foremost sheet in the stack 2A in accordance with the digital counter C, and thus promote a deliberate slippage between it and the feeding rollers.
  • the counter C may incorporate means automatically to arrest the driving means when a predetermined total has been recorded.
  • the driving motor circuit may be broken when the supply stage S is exhausted by the provision of a suitable limit switch.
  • the re traction of the pusher member 3 may be carried out automatically or alternatively through the medium of a linkage system originating from a conveniently'arranged operating handle externally of the apparatus.
  • said sheet receiving means comprises means for receiving the sheets conveyed thereto in substantially the same plane as the plane of the stacked sheets.

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
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  • Sheets, Magazines, And Separation Thereof (AREA)
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US486721A 1964-09-25 1965-09-13 Sheet feeding apparatus Expired - Lifetime US3420149A (en)

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GB39204/64A GB1109466A (en) 1964-09-25 1964-09-25 Sheet feeding and counting apparatus

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GB (1) GB1109466A (fr)
NL (1) NL6512459A (fr)
SE (1) SE303767B (fr)

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US3581629A (en) * 1964-09-11 1971-06-01 Windmolle & Hostche Bagmaking machine
US3949981A (en) * 1973-03-26 1976-04-13 Brandt-Pra, Inc. Mechanism for stacking sheets
US4019937A (en) * 1976-04-05 1977-04-26 The Holson Company Sleeved photo album page and means and method for making same
US4038909A (en) * 1975-02-21 1977-08-02 J. Bobst & Fils, S.A. Method and apparatus for counting a plurality of folded box blanks in a stream of box blanks and separating the counted blanks as a batch
US4137528A (en) * 1977-08-25 1979-01-30 Moore Business Forms, Inc. Faulty window construction detecting apparatus
US4161095A (en) * 1977-11-08 1979-07-17 Gard, Inc. Flat article stacking system
US4161092A (en) * 1976-02-18 1979-07-17 Gard, Inc. Flat article handling system
US4545714A (en) * 1983-03-11 1985-10-08 Mobil Oil Corporation Apparatus and method for forming stacks of nested containers each having a predetermined count of containers
FR2627763A1 (fr) * 1988-02-29 1989-09-01 Sercem Dispositif pour prelever a l'unite des elements en feuille, notamment des documents, a partir d'une pile
EP0490520A1 (fr) * 1990-12-06 1992-06-17 Pitney Bowes Inc. Appareil pour alimenter et séparer des feuilles
EP0493108A1 (fr) * 1990-12-28 1992-07-01 Pitney Bowes Inc. Appareil d'alimentation en feuilles ajustables et à grande capacité
US5163073A (en) * 1991-03-18 1992-11-10 Ball Corporation Can end counting system

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US4269403A (en) * 1978-11-06 1981-05-26 Stephens Systems, Inc. Worksheet presenting apparatus

Citations (7)

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US852100A (en) * 1904-05-26 1907-04-30 Frank D Bullard Feeding attachment for type-writers.
US2787363A (en) * 1953-11-05 1957-04-02 Cutler Hammer Inc Apparatus for handling sheet-like articles
CA625269A (en) * 1961-08-08 Her Majesty's Postmaster General Of Great Britain Apparatus for mechanically handling thin flat articles
US3087725A (en) * 1960-09-15 1963-04-30 Cummins Chicago Corp Document delivery apparatus
US3186316A (en) * 1964-08-14 1965-06-01 Berkley Machine Co Scoring and folding mechanisms of an envelope making machine and drive therefor
US3239676A (en) * 1962-10-18 1966-03-08 Miehle Goss Dexter Inc Apparatus for counting overlapping signatures
US3280679A (en) * 1962-05-17 1966-10-25 Hamilton Tool Co Screw pile and batch delivery

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CA625269A (en) * 1961-08-08 Her Majesty's Postmaster General Of Great Britain Apparatus for mechanically handling thin flat articles
US852100A (en) * 1904-05-26 1907-04-30 Frank D Bullard Feeding attachment for type-writers.
US2787363A (en) * 1953-11-05 1957-04-02 Cutler Hammer Inc Apparatus for handling sheet-like articles
US3087725A (en) * 1960-09-15 1963-04-30 Cummins Chicago Corp Document delivery apparatus
US3280679A (en) * 1962-05-17 1966-10-25 Hamilton Tool Co Screw pile and batch delivery
US3239676A (en) * 1962-10-18 1966-03-08 Miehle Goss Dexter Inc Apparatus for counting overlapping signatures
US3186316A (en) * 1964-08-14 1965-06-01 Berkley Machine Co Scoring and folding mechanisms of an envelope making machine and drive therefor

Cited By (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3581629A (en) * 1964-09-11 1971-06-01 Windmolle & Hostche Bagmaking machine
US3949981A (en) * 1973-03-26 1976-04-13 Brandt-Pra, Inc. Mechanism for stacking sheets
US4038909A (en) * 1975-02-21 1977-08-02 J. Bobst & Fils, S.A. Method and apparatus for counting a plurality of folded box blanks in a stream of box blanks and separating the counted blanks as a batch
US4161092A (en) * 1976-02-18 1979-07-17 Gard, Inc. Flat article handling system
US4019937A (en) * 1976-04-05 1977-04-26 The Holson Company Sleeved photo album page and means and method for making same
US4137528A (en) * 1977-08-25 1979-01-30 Moore Business Forms, Inc. Faulty window construction detecting apparatus
US4161095A (en) * 1977-11-08 1979-07-17 Gard, Inc. Flat article stacking system
US4545714A (en) * 1983-03-11 1985-10-08 Mobil Oil Corporation Apparatus and method for forming stacks of nested containers each having a predetermined count of containers
FR2627763A1 (fr) * 1988-02-29 1989-09-01 Sercem Dispositif pour prelever a l'unite des elements en feuille, notamment des documents, a partir d'une pile
EP0490520A1 (fr) * 1990-12-06 1992-06-17 Pitney Bowes Inc. Appareil pour alimenter et séparer des feuilles
EP0493108A1 (fr) * 1990-12-28 1992-07-01 Pitney Bowes Inc. Appareil d'alimentation en feuilles ajustables et à grande capacité
US5163073A (en) * 1991-03-18 1992-11-10 Ball Corporation Can end counting system

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SE303767B (fr) 1968-09-09
NL6512459A (fr) 1966-03-28
CH434305A (fr) 1967-04-30

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