公开(公告)号：US06409462B1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-25

申请号：US09753522

申请日：2001-01-03

申请人： John Robert Newsome ,  Kenneth Jerome Polarek

发明人： John Robert Newsome ,  Kenneth Jerome Polarek

IPC分类号： B65G5711

摘要： A method for forming vertical stacks of documents and then conveying the stacks serially along a conveyor to further processing stations. The stacks are rapidly ejected onto a conveyor which is driven at a relatively slow delivery speed, and to avoid longitudinal shingling of the stacks caused by their rapid ejection onto the conveyor, and to correct any lateral misalignment of each stack, there is provided a pair of rotatably mounted resilient guide rolls along respective opposite sides of the conveyor for rotation about vertical axes. The rolls are spaced apart a distance such that the rolls resiliently engage the opposite sides of the stacks as they pass therebetween. Also, the guide rolls are rotated at an initial peripheral speed which closely approximates the speed of the advancing stacks when the stacks engage the two guide rolls, which serves to square the stacks. The peripheral speed of the guide rolls is reduced while the rolls are in engagement with each stack, so as to decelerate each stack to the delivery speed of the conveyor.

公开(公告)号：US06231299B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-15

申请号：US09434717

申请日：1999-11-05

申请人： John Robert Newsome ,  Kenneth Jerome Polarek

发明人： John Robert Newsome ,  Kenneth Jerome Polarek

IPC分类号： B65G5711

CPC分类号： B65H29/20 ,  B65G21/2054 ,  B65H31/34 ,  B65H2301/4224 ,  B65H2301/4226

摘要： An apparatus for forming vertical stacks of documents and then conveying the stacks serially along a conveyor to further processing stations. The stacks are rapidly ejected onto a conveyor which is driven at a relatively slow delivery speed, and to avoid longitudinal shingling of the stacks caused by their rapid ejection onto the conveyor, and to correct any lateral misalignment of each stack, there is provided a pair of rotatably mounted resilient guide rolls along respective opposite sides of the conveyor for rotation about vertical axes. The rolls are spaced apart a distance such that the rolls resiliently engage the opposite sides of the stacks as they pass therebetween. Also, the guide rolls are rotated at an initial peripheral speed which closely approximates the speed of the advancing stacks when the stacks engage the two guide rolls, which serves to square the stacks. The peripheral speed of the guide rolls is reduced while the rolls are in engagement with each stack, so as to decelerate each stack to the delivery speed of the conveyor.

摘要翻译： 一种用于形成垂直堆叠的文件的装置，然后沿着输送机串联地输送堆叠以用于另外的处理站。 堆叠被快速地喷射到以相对较慢的输送速度驱动的输送机上，并且为了避免由于其快速喷射到输送机而引起的堆叠的纵向搭接并且纠正每个堆叠的任何横向不对准，提供了一对 可旋转地安装的弹性引导辊沿着输送机的相对的相对侧，以绕垂直轴线旋转。 辊间隔开一定距离，使得辊在它们之间通过时弹性地接合堆叠的相对侧。 此外，引导辊以初始圆周速度旋转，该初始圆周速度与堆叠接合两个引导辊时的进行堆叠的速度接近，其用于使堆叠平齐。 引导辊的圆周速度减小，同时辊与每个堆叠接合，以便使每个堆叠减速到输送机的输送速度。

公开(公告)号：US6106219A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-22

申请号：US233554

申请日：1999-01-20

申请人： John Robert Newsome ,  Kenneth Jerome Polarek

发明人： John Robert Newsome ,  Kenneth Jerome Polarek

IPC分类号： B65H29/26 ,  B65H29/40 ,  B65H31/30 ,  B65G57/06

CPC分类号： B65H31/3018 ,  B65H29/26 ,  B65H29/40 ,  B65H31/3081 ,  B65H2301/4212 ,  B65H2301/422615 ,  B65H2301/42266 ,  B65H2404/311 ,  B65H2404/6591

摘要： An apparatus for forming and conveying stacks of documents includes a stacking machine positioned above a conveying machine. The stacking machine includes a compartment for receiving documents to be stacked. Two rotor assemblies are rotated in opposite directions to repeatedly define a closed configuration in which the documents are stacked within the compartment, and an open configuration in which a stack is dropped from the rotor assemblies to the conveying machine. The conveying machine includes a support surface upon which the stacks are sequentially dropped, and a pusher assembly for moving the stacks along the support surface. The pusher assembly includes two chain assemblies that travel around similar yet offset travel paths and carry multiple pusher bars. Each pusher bar is pivotally connected to both chain assemblies such that the pusher bars define a continuous pusher travel path, and the pusher bars remain generally upright around the entire pusher travel path. In a sequential fashion, a portion of each of the pusher bars moves from below the support surface to above the support surface, and thereafter along and above the support surface to push a stack along the support surface. The rotor assemblies and pusher bars are driven by servomotors. The servomotors provide for rapid and intermittent movement of the rotor assemblies and pusher bars, so that the interaction therebetween can be optimized in a manner that permits the apparatus to be reliably operated at a high delivery speed.

摘要翻译： 用于形成和传送文件堆叠的装置包括位于输送机上方的堆垛机。 堆垛机包括用于接收要堆叠的文件的隔间。 两个转子组件沿相反的方向旋转以重复地限定封闭构造，其中文件堆叠在隔室内，以及打开构造，其中堆叠从转子组件下落到输送机器。 输送机包括一个支撑表面，堆叠顺序地放在该支撑表面上，以及用于沿支撑表面移动堆叠的推动器组件。 推动器组件包括两个链组件，该链组件围绕相似但偏移的移动路径行进并且携带多个推杆。 每个推杆可转动地连接到两个链条组件，使得推杆限定连续的推动器行进路径，并且推杆围绕整个推动器行进路径保持大致直立。 以顺序的方式，每个推杆的一部分从支撑表面的下方移动到支撑表面上方，然后沿支撑表面上方和上方移动，以沿着支撑表面推动堆叠。 转子组件和推杆由伺服电机驱动。 伺服电机提供转子组件和推杆的快速和间歇运动，使得它们之间的相互作用可以以允许设备以高输送速度可靠地操作的方式被优化。

公开(公告)号：US5967503A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-19

申请号：US943508

申请日：1997-10-03

申请人： John Robert Newsome

发明人： John Robert Newsome

IPC分类号： B07C5/36 ,  B65G47/52 ,  B65H5/32 ,  B65H29/62 ,  B42B2/00 ,  B07C5/12 ,  B65G43/08 ,  B65G47/24

CPC分类号： B07C5/362 ,  B07C5/367 ,  B65G47/525 ,  B65H29/62 ,  B65H5/32 ,  B42C1/12 ,  B65H2301/4479 ,  B65H2404/1122 ,  B65H2406/12

摘要： A gate for rejecting from a gathering conveyor folded printed products which are found to be defective. The gate includes several mating pairs of ejector rolls positioned to form a nip above the gathering conveyor, and an air ejection system for lifting a defective product into the nip so that the ejector rolls engage the lifted product and convey it to a reject receptacle.

摘要翻译： 用于从收集传送带排出的门​​将折叠被发现有缺陷的打印产品。 门包括多个配对的顶出辊，其定位成在聚集输送机上方形成一个辊隙，以及一个空气喷射系统，用于将不合格产品提升到辊隙中，使得喷射器辊接合提升的产品并将其输送到废品容器。