Method of feeding sheets of media from a stack

Details Method of feeding sheets of media from a stack Method of feeding sheets of media from a stack

2005-02-08

2005-02-08

Walsh, Donald P. (Department: 3653)

Sheet feeding or delivering

Delivering

By endless conveyor

C271S097000, C271S093000, C271S090000, C271S094000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06851671

ABSTRACT:
A method of feeding porous sheets of media from a stack of such sheets includes the step of applying a gas flow to a first sheet of a stack, via a gas conduit and nozzle so that the gas passes partially through the first sheet and impinges on a second sheet, generating a cushion of air between the first and second sheets to separate the first and second sheets. The gas flow is reversed so that the first sheet is drawn towards a pick-up surface and retained against the pick-up surface. A pick-up device that defines the pick-up surface is displaced along the feed path so that the first sheet is fed from the stack along the feed path.

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Derwent Abstract Accession No. 92-215190/26 (MOSC Printing Inst) Sep. 30, 1991 Abstract.

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