Sheet feeding or delivering – Delivering – To receiver for pack of sheets
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-17
2006-10-17
Hess, Douglas A. (Department: 3651)
Sheet feeding or delivering
Delivering
To receiver for pack of sheets
C271S182000, C271S184000, C271S003190, C271S233000, C271S243000, C271S245000, C414S790700
Reexamination Certificate
active
07121544
ABSTRACT:
An improved sheet accumulator for stacking serially fed sheets transported on a paper path. The accumulator includes a guide deck. Above the guide deck, a plurality of parallel belts are positioned to provide a driving force for sheets on the deck. Within the accumulator, a ramp apparatus is positioned across the paper path whereby sheets driven by the belts on an upstream portion of the accumulator deck are driven over the ramp apparatus and deposited in an accumulating region of the accumulator deck on a downstream side of the ramp apparatus. Preferably, snap-down belts are provided between ramp structures snap transported sheets quickly into place on the stack and to hold them there. Sheets are stopped by an accumulator stop mechanism located at a downstream end of the accumulating region that prevents movement of sheets by the belts while sheets for an accumulation are being collected. When an accumulation is completed, the accumulator stop mechanism allows sheets to be transported from the accumulating region. Preferably the guide deck and ramp are adjustable for different sized sheets.
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Fuller Charles C
Manna Robert E.
Masotta John R.
Sussmeier John W.
Wright William J.
Chaclas Angelo N.
Cummings Michael J.
Hess Douglas A.
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Shapiro Steven J.
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