公开(公告)号：WO1997030917A1

公开(公告)日：1997-08-28

申请号：PCT/US1996012672

申请日：1996-08-01

Applicant: BELL & HOWELL POSTAL SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： BELL & HOWELL POSTAL SYSTEMS, INC. ,  RABINDRAN, K, George ,  WISNIEWSKI, Michael ,  FABER, Thomas ,  FILICICCHIA, David ,  GUENTHER, Kenneth ,  KALIKA, Joseph ,  KERSTEIN, Mel ,  O'CALLAGHAN, John, S.

IPC: B65H01/02

CPC classification number: B65H1/025 ,  B65H1/30 ,  B65H2511/214 ,  B65H2513/40 ,  B65H2701/1916 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/02

Abstract: An in-feed apparatus (10) includes a magazine feed ramp (16) having one or more conveyor belts (30) engaging the bottom (34) of the documents (36) and configured to effect forward movement of the documents (36) toward a shingler device (302). A backing plate (320) is disposed proximal the conveyor belts (30). Upper and lower sensors (350, 352) are provided to sense contact with the front of the document stack while a controller (60) coupled to the sensors (350, 352) determines when the front of the stack is parallel to the backing plate (320). A jogger (354) is coupled to the controller (60) to reciprocally displace a portion of the stack approaching the backing plate (320) to urge the stack toward a parallel orientation relative the backing plate (320). Two parallel paddles (72, 74) are provided and independently driven for maintaining the documents (36) in a vertical oriented array to allow an operator to load additional documents (36) onto the conveyor belts (30) while supporting a forward portion (140) of the stack.

Abstract translation: 进给装置（10）包括具有与文件（36）的底部（34）接合的一个或多个传送带（30）的一个或多个输送带（16）的料仓进给斜面（16），并被配置成使文件（36）向前移动 装置装置（302）。 背衬板（320）设置在传送带（30）附近。 提供上和下传感器（350,352）以感测与文件堆的前部的接触，而耦合到传感器（350,352）的控制器（60）确定堆叠的前部何时平行于背板（ 320）。 慢跑器（354）联接到控制器（60）以使接近靠背板（320）的堆叠的一部分往复移动，以相对于背板（320）推动堆叠朝向平行取向。 提供两个平行的叶片（72,74）并且独立地驱动以将文件（36）保持在垂直取向的阵列中，以允许操作者将附加的文件（36）装载到传送带（30）上，同时支撑前部（140 ）的堆栈。