摘要:
A sheet feeding apparatus has a sheet pocket (16) with a first end (18) and a second end (20), rollers (30, 32, 34, 36) spaced a predetermined distance from the first end and including a plurality of sheet-feeder nips (31, 33, 35), one of the nips (33) being an inlet nip for directing a sheet into the first end of the sheet pocket, and at least one other of the nips being an exit nip for directing a sheet out of the first end of the sheet pocket, and bypass rollers (26, 28) for selectively permitting a sheet to exit the sheet pocket via the second end thereof. To be used as an inverter before discharging the sheet or to refeed the sheet into a duplex path of a copying machine.
摘要:
A sheet feeding apparatus with a sheet support tray (10), a rear vacuum plenum chamber (19) adapted to acquire the rear portion of a sheet, a front vacuum plenum chamber (18) positioned over the front of the sheet and adapted to acquire the front portion of a sheet, sheet transport means (27) associated with the front vacuum plenum to transport a sheet acquired in a forward direction and an air knife (28) positioned at the rear of the stack of sheets to inject air between the trailing edge of the top sheet in a stack and the remainder of the stack. In a specific embodiment the trail edge of a sheet in a stack is separated by the air knife, acquired by the rear vacuum plenum (19) then acquired by the front vacuum plenum (18) and transported in a forward direction. As the trailing edge clears the rear vacuum, the rear vacuum which together with the air knife is continuously activated, acquires the next sheet in the stack. In this way the speed of the sheet feeder can be very high since sheets are separated and acquired by the feeder simultaneously with transporting them off the stack. Preferably the apparatus includes preacquisition fluffer jets to initially loosen the top few sheets in the stack, and the air knife (28) includes lateral converging air streams to facilitate separation of the topmost sheet in the stack.
摘要:
A sheet path velocity profile signature analysis apparatus which utilizes output from various idler rolls (82) throughout the machine paper path to detect abnormalities. The idler rolls (82) are in frictional contact with device rolls (84) defining therewith a nip through which individual sheets pass. The idler rolls (82) are coupled to an encoder (86) for generating a signal as a function of the rotational speed of the idler rolls (82). The constantly monitored and instantaneous velocity readings are compared with a base line velocity signature established at the factory. If the constantly monitored velocity profile is not within the pre-established operating parameters as set at the factory, automatic machine adjustment procedures are initiated and/or automatic service alerts are issued. The ability to constantly monitor the velocity profile throughout the machine enables preventative maintenance to occur and worn drive rolls, idler rolls and other transport devices can be replaced before catastrophic failure.
摘要:
A sheet path velocity profile signature analysis apparatus which utilizes output from various idler rolls (82) throughout the machine paper path to detect abnormalities. The idler rolls (82) are in frictional contact with device rolls (84) defining therewith a nip through which individual sheets pass. The idler rolls (82) are coupled to an encoder (86) for generating a signal as a function of the rotational speed of the idler rolls (82). The constantly monitored and instantaneous velocity readings are compared with a base line velocity signature established at the factory. If the constantly monitored velocity profile is not within the pre-established operating parameters as set at the factory, automatic machine adjustment procedures are initiated and/or automatic service alerts are issued. The ability to constantly monitor the velocity profile throughout the machine enables preventative maintenance to occur and worn drive rolls, idler rolls and other transport devices can be replaced before catastrophic failure.
摘要:
A sheet feeding apparatus for feeding sheets from a stack (7) of sheets on a sheet stack supporting tray (5) which includes means (9) to feed a sheet from a stack and an air injection means (12) disposed adjacent the front of the tray (5) to inject air between the sheet to be separated and the remainder of the stack, the air injection means (12) injecting a planar stream of air which has portions at its ends which converge toward the center of the planar air stream thereby providing both convergence in the planar air stream and expansion in a direction perpendicular to that of the airstream resulting in improved sheet separation. in a preferred embodiment the air injection means (12) includes an array (51) of nozzles (81-85), the end nozzles (81-85) of which are inclined toward the center of the air stream so that the air will converge over the center of the sheet stacking tray. The array (51) of nozzles is directed at an angle down to a stack of sheets in a sheet stacking tray which has a bottom sheet feeder associated with it. In another embodiment a single wide nozzle (90) is used.
摘要:
A sheet feeding apparatus with a sheet support tray (10), a rear vacuum plenum chamber (19) adapted to acquire the rear portion of a sheet, a front vacuum plenum chamber (18) positioned over the front of the sheet and adapted to acquire the front portion of a sheet, sheet transport means (27) associated with the front vacuum plenum to transport a sheet acquired in a forward direction and an air knife (28) positioned at the rear of the stack of sheets to inject air between the trailing edge of the top sheet in a stack and the remainder of the stack. In a specific embodiment the trail edge of a sheet in a stack is separated by the air knife, acquired by the rear vacuum plenum (19) then acquired by the front vacuum plenum (18) and transported in a forward direction. As the trailing edge clears the rear vacuum, the rear vacuum which together with the air knife is continuously activated, acquires the next sheet in the stack. In this way the speed of the sheet feeder can be very high since sheets are separated and acquired by the feeder simultaneously with transporting them off the stack. Preferably the apparatus includes preacquisition fluffer jets to initially loosen the top few sheets in the stack, and the air knife (28) includes lateral converging air streams to facilitate separation of the topmost sheet in the stack.
摘要:
An approach suited for use with an arrangement including an image processing apparatus and a server, with the server being disposed remotely of the image processing apparatus, is provided. In practice, a user accesses the remotely disposed server from the image processing apparatus by entering an appropriate personal identification number and selecting a job ticket from a directory listing the job tickets resident at the server. One of the job tickets is then selected and transmitted across the network from the server to the image processing apparatus. A job is then programmed at the image processing apparatus with the selected job ticket.