Envelope transport, deskew and stop apparatus

Details Envelope transport, deskew and stop apparatus Envelope transport, deskew and stop apparatus

1993-11-01

1995-07-04

Bray, W. Donald

Package making

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B65B 4326

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054289440

ABSTRACT:
In accordance with the present invention a system for transporting, deskewing and stopping and envelope, comprises a plurality of laterally spaced, continuously moving, endless transport belts and a stationary vacuum deck having longitudinal grooves, each of which accommodates an upper reach of one of the continuously moving transport belts. The vacuum deck includes a plurality of vacuum ports arranged in longitudinal rows, each of which is adjacent at least one of the transport belts. A plurality of stop members are located at the downstream end of the vacuum deck. Vacuum at the vacuum ports urge an envelope against the continuously moving belts which transport the envelope to the stop members whereby the envelope is stopped and maintained in a deskewed position.

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