公开(公告)号：US20040032079A1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-19

申请号：US10222895

申请日：2002-08-19

申请人： Longford Equipment International Limited

发明人： Edward J. Cook

IPC分类号： B65H043/04 ,  B65H029/20

CPC分类号： B65H29/145 ,  B65H33/16 ,  B65H2301/4213 ,  B65H2301/432 ,  B65H2301/4353 ,  B65H2301/4476 ,  B65H2511/40 ,  B65H2220/01

摘要： A batch sheet feeder has an upstream first conveyor section arranged to convey sheets singly in a downstream direction to a downstream second conveyor section. The second conveyor section has an upper second conveying section and a lower second conveying section forming a gap therebetween. The gap is largest at an upstream end of the second conveyor section and diminishes in size toward a downstream end of the second conveyor section. A gate positioned proximate the downstream end of the second conveyor section selectively blocks sheets fed along the second conveyor section. In another embodiment, the sheet feeder has a sheet conveyor, sheet sensor, and visual attribute sensor. The visual attribute sensor has a field of view covering an area of the conveyor at a certain downstream location so as to sense an area of any sheet on the conveyor at this downstream location. The visual attribute sensor can compare a sensed area of a sheet at the downstream location with a stored visual attribute. In this way, where the sheets of a batch are different, the visual attribute sensor can be used to verify that a sheet of a batch has visual characteristics matching those of the expected sheet at that ordinal position in the batch. This assists in ensuring a batch is not faulty. In a related method of verifying batches of sheets, for each sheet at a given ordinal position in each batch a visual attribute measure for at least an area of the sheet is obtained. A comparison is made of the visual attribute measure with a stored visual attribute measure. Each batch is selectively verified based on this comparison.

公开(公告)号：US20020195768A1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-26

申请号：US10160286

申请日：2002-06-04

发明人： Takehiro Yamakawa ,  Jun Natori

IPC分类号： B65H031/04 ,  B65H043/04

CPC分类号： B65H31/10 ,  B65H7/04 ,  B65H7/20 ,  B65H39/11 ,  B65H2511/152 ,  B65H2511/20 ,  B65H2511/212 ,  B65H2511/51 ,  B65H2553/612 ,  B65H2220/03 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/11

摘要： A sheet discharge apparatus of the present invention is equipped with a discharge device for discharging a sheet from an image forming apparatus, a storage device for storing the sheet discharged from the discharge device, an elevator device for raising and lowering the storage device relative to the discharge device, a position detection device for detecting a surface of the uppermost sheet stored in the storage device or a surface of the storage device to stack the sheet, a reception device for receiving a signal indicating a transport status in the image forming apparatus, and a control device for temporarily stopping the discharge device after the transported sheet is discharged to the storage means by the discharge means when the position detection device detects the uppermost surface of the uppermost sheet stored in the storage device or the surface of the storage means to stack the sheet is away from a predetermined position and the reception device detects the sheet transported in the image forming apparatus.

摘要翻译： 本发明的片材排出装置装备有用于从图像形成装置排出片材的放电装置，用于存储从放电装置排出的片材的存储装置，用于相对于存储装置升高和降低存储装置的电梯装置 排出装置，用于检测存储在存储装置中的最上层片材的表面的位置检测装置或堆叠片材的存储装置的表面;接收装置，用于接收指示图像形成装置中的传送状态的信号;以及 一种控制装置，用于当位置检测装置检测到存储在存储装置中的最上面的纸张的最上表面或存储装置的表面堆叠时，通过排出装置将输送的纸张输送到存储装置之后临时停止排出装置 纸张远离预定位置，并且接收装置检测到运送的纸张 在图像形成装置中。

公开(公告)号：US20030071410A1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-17

申请号：US10271263

申请日：2002-10-15

发明人： Frank Matthias Schmid

IPC分类号： B65H043/04

CPC分类号： B65H5/04 ,  B65H2404/2321 ,  B65H2404/3111

摘要： A module for temporarily storing a succession of flat printed products includes a first carrier element train on a first transport element assigned to a first side wall of the module, and a second carrier element train on a second transport element assigned to a second side wall of the module. The second side wall is located opposite the first side wall. The transport elements are movable relative to the side walls and correlated with one another, for a form-locking, at least partial support of a printing product loaded into the module. Support for an underside of the loaded printing product is provided by an upper side of the first carrier element and by an upper side of the second carrier element. A third carrier element of the first carrier element train and a fourth carrier element of the second carrier element train have respective undersides making form-locking contact with the upper side of the loaded printed product, so that the underside of the loaded printed product is held down on the upper sides of the first and the second carrier elements. A further processing device includes the module.

摘要翻译： 用于临时存储一系列扁平印刷产品的模块包括在分配给模块的第一侧壁的第一传送元件上的第一载体元件列和分配给第二侧壁的第二传送元件上的第二载体元件列 模块。 第二侧壁与第一侧壁相对。 运输元件相对于侧壁是可移动的并且彼此相关联，用于形成锁定，加载到模块中的打印产品的至少部分支撑。 对于装载的印刷产品的下侧的支撑由第一载体元件的上侧和第二载体元件的上侧提供。 第一承载元件列的第三承载元件和第二承载元件列的第四承载元件具有相应的下侧，使得与被加载的印刷产品的上侧成形锁定接触，使得装载的印刷产品的下侧被保持 在第一和第二载体元件的上侧。 另外的处理装置包括模块。

公开(公告)号：US20020121735A1

公开(公告)日：2002-09-05

申请号：US09797685

申请日：2001-03-05

申请人： LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

发明人： Douglas A. Slocum ,  Patrick J. Fitzgibbons ,  Bruce H. Hanson

IPC分类号： B65H043/04

CPC分类号： B65H29/58 ,  B65H29/18 ,  B65H2301/4212 ,  B65H2404/2691 ,  B65H2404/61 ,  B65H2404/693

摘要： A conveyor or article transportation system for conveying or transporting, for example, pieces or units of mail, or similar flat articles, has a pair of guide fingers operatively extending downstream from a downstream end of the conveyor so as to project into a stacking chamber within which the pieces or units of mail, or flat articles, are to be stacked. The guide fingers effectively vertically support the downstream end portions of the pieces or units of mail, or articles, such that the downstream end portions of the mail or articles do not curl or curve downwardly, or sag, whereby the pieces of mail or articles are deposited within the stacking chamber in a substantially flat state so as to prevent rollover of the pieces of mail or articles which would otherwise become jammed within the stacking system and cause upstream jamming or interruptions within the conveying system. In addition, the prevention of the curling or rollover of the pieces of mail or articles, in turn, prevents the pieces or articles from being stacked partially inside each other and therefore out of their previously sorted serial sequence.

公开(公告)号：US20020060409A1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-23

申请号：US09874275

申请日：2001-06-06

发明人： Gunter Hess ,  Carlheinz Weitmann

IPC分类号： B65H043/04

CPC分类号： B65H29/005 ,  B41F21/08 ,  B41P2213/128 ,  B65H29/02 ,  B65H2301/44331 ,  B65H2511/514 ,  B65H2555/132 ,  B65H2701/1313

摘要： The present invention relates to a sheet-feeding device for delivering printed sheets produced by a printing press, having a plurality of grippers which grasp the sheets and transport them from the printing press in the direction of a stacking device, characterized in that the sheet-feeding device is provided with at least one linear motor for transporting the grippers.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于输送由印刷机生产的印刷纸的片材供给装置，具有夹持片材的多个夹具并将其从印刷机沿堆叠装置的方向输送，其特征在于， 进给装置设置有至少一个用于运送夹具的线性马达。

公开(公告)号：US20040104527A1

公开(公告)日：2004-06-03

申请号：US10638520

申请日：2003-08-11

申请人： INNOPACK S.r.l.

发明人： Andrea Cinotti ,  Luca Schiavina

IPC分类号： B65H043/04

CPC分类号： B65G17/26 ,  B65B25/14

摘要： In a device for conveying stacks of sheets of paper or the like, each stack is caused to advance along a pre-set path inside a pocket, which has a resting surface for supporting the stack and is provided with at least one pressure member designed to grip the stack on the resting surface during at least part of the displacement of the pocket along the path.

摘要翻译： 在用于输送纸张等的堆叠的装置中，使每个堆叠沿着具有用于支撑该堆叠的搁置表面的袋中的预设路径前进，并且设置有至少一个压力构件，该压力构件设计成 在袋沿着路径的至少一部分位移期间，将堆叠件夹在搁置表面上。

公开(公告)号：US20040070140A1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-15

申请号：US10443480

申请日：2003-05-22

发明人： Heinz Michels

IPC分类号： B65H043/04

CPC分类号： B65H31/36 ,  B65H9/06 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H31/38 ,  B65H2301/4312 ,  B65H2404/1114 ,  B65H2404/56 ,  B65H2701/1131

摘要： The invention relates to a device for stacking printed materials in sheet form, for example printed sheets, with the lateral edges of the sheets aligned. According to various aspects of the invention, methods and devices for stacking printed sheets on a stacking element are provided comprising a transport path to the stacking element comprising a first transport element and a second transport element, wherein the position of the second transport element is changeable along the transport path, at least the second transport element remaining stationary during the transport of sheets.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及用于堆叠片材形式的印刷材料的装置，例如打印片材，其中片材的侧边缘对齐。 根据本发明的各个方面，提供了用于将打印片材堆叠在堆叠元件上的方法和装置，其包括到堆叠元件的输送路径，其包括第一输送元件和第二输送元件，其中第二输送元件的位置是可变的 沿着输送路径，至少第二输送元件在纸张的输送期间保持静止。

公开(公告)号：US20040000751A1

公开(公告)日：2004-01-01

申请号：US10186534

申请日：2002-07-01

申请人： Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

发明人： William Alan Kish ,  Mehmet Oktay Kaya ,  Heiner Philipp Luxem

IPC分类号： B65H043/04

CPC分类号： B65H39/02 ,  B65H2301/432 ,  B65H2405/50 ,  B65H2511/10 ,  B65H2511/20 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/04 ,  B65H2220/11 ,  B65H2220/02

摘要： A sheet material conveying apparatus has at least one pocket running along a track, the pocket including a base section for receiving sheet material and an upper section including at least one upper gripper for holding an edge of the sheet material. The at least one upper gripper is movable between a gripping position and a non-gripping position, and the upper section is movable with respect to the base section to alter a distance of the at least one upper gripper with respect to the base section.

摘要翻译： 片材输送装置具有沿着轨道延伸的至少一个袋，所述袋包括用于接收片材的基部和包括用于保持片材的边缘的至少一个上夹持器的上部。 所述至少一个上夹具可在夹持位置和非抓握位置之间移动，并且所述上部可相对于所述基部移动，以改变所述至少一个上夹持器相对于所述基部的距离。

公开(公告)号：US20020084578A1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-04

申请号：US10022840

申请日：2001-12-20

发明人： Robert Deutschle ,  Norbert Rilitz

IPC分类号： B65H043/04

CPC分类号： B65H31/32 ,  B65H2301/42256 ,  B65H2301/42622 ,  B65H2406/30 ,  B65H2406/35

摘要： Apparatus for accumulating successive stacks of superimposed sheets on discrete pallets employs a conveyor which delivers a continuous imbricated stream of sheets to a stacking station where a pallet descends with an elevator and gathers a first stack. A separating finger is inserted into the accumulation of sheets at the stacking station at a level above the topmost sheet of the fully grown first stack. The thus obtained gap is increased by lowering the finger at a speed less than that of the elevator, the increased gap receives a positioning member which attracts the lower part of the growing second stack by suction, a table is inserted into the increased gap between the partitioning member and the fully grown stack, the fully grown stack and its pallet are withdrawn from the stacking station and replaced with a fresh pallet, the table and the partitioning member are withdrawn from the stacking station so that the growing second stack descends onto the second pallet, and the above-enumerated sequence of steps is tereupon repeated.

公开(公告)号：US20030189283A1

公开(公告)日：2003-10-09

申请号：US10119263

申请日：2002-04-09

申请人： Pitney Bowes Incorporated

发明人： Richard A. Sloan JR. ,  Paul R. Sette ,  Jeffrey T. Mulreed

IPC分类号： B65H043/04 ,  B65H031/00

CPC分类号： B65H29/6618 ,  B65H29/16 ,  B65H2301/3121 ,  B65H2301/34112 ,  B65H2301/42144 ,  B65H2701/1916

摘要： The present invention provides a method and apparatus for stacking mailpieces received from a mail-processing machine in consecutive order. There is a receiving conveying section positioned at a greater height than the following stacking conveying section. A stacking ramp extends from the downstream portion of the stacking conveying section. The receiving conveying section has a single continuous belt extending along the receiving conveying section in a first direction and positioned centrally along a second direction of the conveying section. The continuous belts of the stacking conveying section are positioned substantially at equal intervals extending along the first direction of the stacking conveying section and have top surfaces which extend above the stacking conveying section and which contact the mailpieces received from the mail processing machine. Additionally, included are means for driving the continuous belt at a first speed on the receiving conveying section in the first direction and for driving the belt at a second speed on the stacking conveying section in the same direction, the second speed of the plurality of belts is slower than the first speed of the continuous belt on the receiving conveying section. There is also a hold down means which positions and guides the mailpieces, positioned at the downstream portion of the receiving conveying section comprising normal force rollers that contact the receiving conveying belt to align the mailpieces at the receiving conveying section and guide the mailpieces onto the stacking conveying belt.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种用于堆叠从邮件处理机接收的邮件连续顺序的方法和装置。 存在位于比下一个堆叠传送部更大的高度的接收传送部。 堆叠斜坡从堆叠传送部分的下游部分延伸。 接收传送部分具有沿着接收传送部分沿着第一方向延伸的单个连续带，并沿传送部分的第二方向定位在中心。 堆叠传送部分的连续带基本上沿着堆叠传送部分的第一方向延伸的相等的间隔定位，并且具有在堆叠传送部分上方延伸并且与邮件处理机接收的邮件接触的顶表面。 此外，包括用于沿着第一方向在接收传送部分上以一速度驱动连续带的装置，并且以相同方向在堆叠传送部分上以第二速度驱动皮带，多个皮带的第二速度 比接收传送部分上的连续带的第一速度慢。 还有一种按压装置，其定位和引导邮件，位于接收传送部分的下游部分，包括与接收传送带接触的法向力辊，以将邮件对准在接收传送部分，并将邮件引导到堆叠 输送带