Material or article handling – Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into – within,... – Unstacking apparatus
Patent
1992-09-23
1994-04-26
Huppert, Michael S.
Material or article handling
Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into, within,...
Unstacking apparatus
4147981, 4147887, 4147896, G65H 324
Patent
active
053061152
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and system for sequentially releasing floppy disks includes a hopper for holding the stack of the disks and a mechanism for sliding the lowermost disk in the stack from beneath the remainder of the stack. A plunger device enters the area between the lowermost disk and a next lowest disk to provide some separation at an area of concern, while leaving sufficient contact between the two disks to ensure that the stack and a load member atop the stack provide the gravitational force necessary to properly position the lowermost disk for release. In a preferred embodiment, the stacks of disks are floppy disks and the plunger device is aligned to provide separation at write-protect notches of the disk. The plunger device may be a fluid-actuated device.
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Kronzer Phillip J.
Montalvo Samuel A.
Creative Disc Products, Inc.
Huppert Michael S.
Morse Gregory A.
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