Method and apparatus for reverse accumulation of folded document

Details Method and apparatus for reverse accumulation of folded document Method and apparatus for reverse accumulation of folded document

1993-10-21

1994-10-11

Olszewski, Robert P.

Material or article handling

Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into, within,...

Stack forming apparatus

4147907, 414795, 271212, B65G 5700

Patent

active

053541715

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for reverse accumulation of folded documents. The apparatus includes: a device for feeding folded documents seriatim along a path of travel; an entrance deck adjacent and downstream of the feeding device for receiving the folded documents from the feeding device, the entrance deck forming an angle with the path of travel between 5 and 10 degrees; an accumulation deck extending downwardly from the entrance deck, the accumulation deck forming an angle between 25 and 35 degrees with respect to the entrance deck; a curved deflector situated above the entrance deck for guiding the folded documents onto the entrance deck; a pair of pinch roller situated downstream of the accumulation deck for receiving a plurality of folded documents in the same order as the folded documents are fed by the feeding device, wherein the length of the accumulation deck is between 75% and 85% of the length of the folded documents; the means for cylically driving the pinch rollers to feed an accumulation of folded documents away from the pinch rollers.

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