EP1228991A3 - Adjustable needles for a sheet separating device - Google Patents

Adjustable needles for a sheet separating device Download PDF

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EP1228991A3
EP1228991A3 EP02000289A EP02000289A EP1228991A3 EP 1228991 A3 EP1228991 A3 EP 1228991A3 EP 02000289 A EP02000289 A EP 02000289A EP 02000289 A EP02000289 A EP 02000289A EP 1228991 A3 EP1228991 A3 EP 1228991A3
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Prior art keywords
separating device
sheet separating
needles
adjustable needles
adjustable
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French (fr)
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Mehmet Oktay Kaya
Heiner Philipp Luxem
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Goss International Americas LLC
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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/46—Supplementary devices or measures to assist separation or prevent double feed
    • B65H3/50—Elements, e.g. fingers, plates, rollers, inserted or traversed between articles to be separated and remainder of the pile

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Sheets, Magazines, And Separation Thereof (AREA)
  • Folding Of Thin Sheet-Like Materials, Special Discharging Devices, And Others (AREA)
  • Cell Separators (AREA)
  • Cable Accessories (AREA)

Abstract

The separator for removing printed sheets or signatures from a stack (10) comprises groups of needles (50) mounted in blocks (52) which can be moved to support the base of the stack. An adjuster (62) for the position of the needles is fitted in the block.
EP02000289A 2001-02-02 2002-01-16 Adjustable needles for a sheet separating device Expired - Lifetime EP1228991B1 (en)

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US26624701P 2001-02-02 2001-02-02
US266247P 2001-02-02
US939428P 2001-08-24
US09/939,428 US6616137B2 (en) 2001-02-02 2001-08-24 Adjustable needles for a sheet separating device

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EP1228991A2 EP1228991A2 (en) 2002-08-07
EP1228991A3 true EP1228991A3 (en) 2004-02-04
EP1228991B1 EP1228991B1 (en) 2006-05-03

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EP (1) EP1228991B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE325066T1 (en)
DE (2) DE10201382A1 (en)

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JP2005320158A (en) * 2004-05-03 2005-11-17 Helmut Steinhilber Separation method and device for sheets of recording media in a pile
ITBO20050678A1 (en) * 2005-11-07 2006-02-06 Gd Spa SUPPLY UNIT OF SHEETS TO A COLLECTION LINE
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US4157692A (en) * 1977-02-23 1979-06-12 Opelika Manufacturing Corp. Label dispensing system for use with sewing apparatus
US5535998A (en) * 1993-04-16 1996-07-16 Kolbus Gmbh & Co. Kg Sheet separation method and apparatus
EP0915043A1 (en) * 1997-11-10 1999-05-12 F.L. Smithe Machine Company, Inc. Bottom sheet separator and feeder for stacked sheets comprising adjustable oscillating front edge supports

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US2161866A (en) * 1935-08-31 1939-06-13 Arthur S Huckins Printing press
US3741535A (en) * 1971-05-17 1973-06-26 Garden City Envelope Co Sheet stock feeding mechanism
US3893664A (en) * 1973-07-20 1975-07-08 Elmer R Thomsen Stock feeder for printing press
US3988016A (en) 1974-11-01 1976-10-26 Cutler-Hammer, Inc. High speed in-line paper inserting apparatus and method
EP0824084B1 (en) * 1996-07-30 2002-07-10 Grapha-Holding Ag Device for charging a processing line for printed sheets

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4157692A (en) * 1977-02-23 1979-06-12 Opelika Manufacturing Corp. Label dispensing system for use with sewing apparatus
US5535998A (en) * 1993-04-16 1996-07-16 Kolbus Gmbh & Co. Kg Sheet separation method and apparatus
EP0915043A1 (en) * 1997-11-10 1999-05-12 F.L. Smithe Machine Company, Inc. Bottom sheet separator and feeder for stacked sheets comprising adjustable oscillating front edge supports

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DE10201382A1 (en) 2002-08-08
ATE325066T1 (en) 2006-06-15
EP1228991B1 (en) 2006-05-03
US6616137B2 (en) 2003-09-09
EP1228991A2 (en) 2002-08-07
US20020105134A1 (en) 2002-08-08

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