Sheet-material associating – Associating or disassociating – Sheet associating
Patent
1975-10-20
1977-01-18
Burr, Edgar S.
Sheet-material associating
Associating or disassociating
Sheet associating
B65H 29045
Patent
active
040035654
ABSTRACT:
A collator system is disclosed, which allows a collator to operate in either one of two distinct modes: (a) RUN/REJECT; or (b) CYCLE/STOP. Each of the above modes of operation has a unique way of handling sheet feeding malfunctions. The RUN/REJECT mode allows the collator to continue to run, despite a sheet feeding malfunction. The stacks, or portions thereof, having an error are distinctly off-set from properly collated stacks. In the CYCLE/STOP mode, the collator feed is disengaged in accordance with the present invention and the drum is rotated at slow speed through a partial revolution and then brought to a stop. A pocket of the collating drum is thusly positioned in an operator accessible area, so that the malfunction may be easily corrected. The RUN/REJECT operational mode allows for automatic and continuous operation despite malfunctions, with corrections to improperly collated stacks to be processed after the completed collator run. The CYCLE/STOP operational mode allows the operator to easily correct any feeding malfunctions as they occur.
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Brown Michael A.
Mersereau Robert E.
Burr Edgar S.
Heinz A.
Pitney-Bowes Inc.
Salzman Robert S.
Scribner Albert W.
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