EP1683751A3 - Apparatus and method for accumulating sheets - Google Patents
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- EP1683751A3 EP1683751A3 EP06008777A EP06008777A EP1683751A3 EP 1683751 A3 EP1683751 A3 EP 1683751A3 EP 06008777 A EP06008777 A EP 06008777A EP 06008777 A EP06008777 A EP 06008777A EP 1683751 A3 EP1683751 A3 EP 1683751A3
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- Prior art keywords
- accumulating
- sheets
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- sheet
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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
- B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
- B65H29/12—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by means of the nip between two, or between two sets of, moving tapes or bands or rollers
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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
- B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
- B65H29/12—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by means of the nip between two, or between two sets of, moving tapes or bands or rollers
- B65H29/14—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by means of the nip between two, or between two sets of, moving tapes or bands or rollers and introducing into a pile
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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
- B65H31/00—Pile receivers
- B65H31/30—Arrangements for removing completed piles
- B65H31/3027—Arrangements for removing completed piles by the nip between moving belts or rollers
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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
- B65H39/00—Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs
- B65H39/10—Associating articles from a single source, to form, e.g. a writing-pad
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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
- B65H45/00—Folding thin material
- B65H45/12—Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
- B65H45/14—Buckling folders
- B65H45/142—Pocket-type folders
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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
- B65H9/00—Registering, e.g. orientating, articles; Devices therefor
- B65H9/004—Deskewing sheet by abutting against a stop, i.e. producing a buckling of the sheet
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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
- B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
- B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
- B65H2301/42—Piling, depiling, handling piles
- B65H2301/421—Forming a pile
- B65H2301/4213—Forming a pile of a limited number of articles, e.g. buffering, forming bundles
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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
- B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
- B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
- B65H2301/42—Piling, depiling, handling piles
- B65H2301/421—Forming a pile
- B65H2301/4219—Forming a pile forming a pile in which articles are offset from each other, e.g. forming stepped pile
- B65H2301/42194—Forming a pile forming a pile in which articles are offset from each other, e.g. forming stepped pile forming a pile in which articles are offset from each other in the delivery direction
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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
- B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
- B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
- B65H2301/42—Piling, depiling, handling piles
- B65H2301/422—Handling piles, sets or stacks of articles
- B65H2301/4226—Delivering, advancing piles
- B65H2301/42262—Delivering, advancing piles by acting on surface of outermost articles of the pile, e.g. in nip between pair of belts or rollers
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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
- B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
- B65H2301/50—Auxiliary process performed during handling process
- B65H2301/51—Modifying a characteristic of handled material
- B65H2301/512—Changing form of handled material
- B65H2301/5121—Bending, buckling, curling, bringing a curvature
- B65H2301/51212—Bending, buckling, curling, bringing a curvature perpendicularly to the direction of displacement of handled material, e.g. forming a loop
- B65H2301/512125—Bending, buckling, curling, bringing a curvature perpendicularly to the direction of displacement of handled material, e.g. forming a loop by abutting against a stop
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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
- B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
- B65H2404/70—Other elements in edge contact with handled material, e.g. registering, orientating, guiding devices
- B65H2404/72—Stops, gauge pins, e.g. stationary
- B65H2404/723—Stops, gauge pins, e.g. stationary formed of forwarding means
- B65H2404/7231—Stops, gauge pins, e.g. stationary formed of forwarding means by nip rollers in standby
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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
- B65H2801/00—Application field
- B65H2801/66—Envelope filling machines
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- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Delivering By Means Of Belts And Rollers (AREA)
- Pile Receivers (AREA)
Abstract
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US10/611,167 US20050017438A1 (en) | 2003-06-30 | 2003-06-30 | Apparatus and method for accumulating sheets |
EP04014778A EP1493700B1 (en) | 2003-06-30 | 2004-06-24 | Apparatus and method for accumulating sheets |
Related Parent Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP04014778A Division EP1493700B1 (en) | 2003-06-30 | 2004-06-24 | Apparatus and method for accumulating sheets |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP1683751A2 EP1683751A2 (en) | 2006-07-26 |
EP1683751A3 true EP1683751A3 (en) | 2006-10-18 |
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Family Applications (2)
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EP06008777A Withdrawn EP1683751A3 (en) | 2003-06-30 | 2004-06-24 | Apparatus and method for accumulating sheets |
EP04014778A Expired - Fee Related EP1493700B1 (en) | 2003-06-30 | 2004-06-24 | Apparatus and method for accumulating sheets |
Family Applications After (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP04014778A Expired - Fee Related EP1493700B1 (en) | 2003-06-30 | 2004-06-24 | Apparatus and method for accumulating sheets |
Country Status (4)
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US (1) | US20050017438A1 (en) |
EP (2) | EP1683751A3 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2472870C (en) |
DE (1) | DE602004003299T2 (en) |
Families Citing this family (5)
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NL1032054C2 (en) | 2006-06-23 | 2007-12-27 | Neopost Technologies Sa | Method and buffer station for buffering documents. |
US8342505B2 (en) * | 2006-10-18 | 2013-01-01 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Bottom placement sheet accumulator device and method for an inserter system |
US7866661B2 (en) * | 2007-08-29 | 2011-01-11 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Sheet/page buffer for sheet handling apparatus |
US20100042252A1 (en) * | 2008-08-13 | 2010-02-18 | Xerox Corporation | Disk type apparatus and corresponding methods |
ITBO20110515A1 (en) * | 2011-09-09 | 2013-03-10 | C M C Srl | DYNAMIC BUFFER FOR CONTINUOUS PACKAGING SYSTEM |
Citations (3)
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EP0628888A2 (en) * | 1993-05-19 | 1994-12-14 | Xerox Corporation | Sheet buffering system |
US5445368A (en) * | 1993-10-27 | 1995-08-29 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Apparatus and method for forming collations of two different size documents |
US20020140162A1 (en) * | 2001-02-23 | 2002-10-03 | Thomas Gasser | Stacker |
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US6826445B2 (en) * | 2002-02-25 | 2004-11-30 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Method and apparatus for inserting checks into a bank statement mail piece |
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2003
- 2003-06-30 US US10/611,167 patent/US20050017438A1/en not_active Abandoned
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2004
- 2004-06-24 EP EP06008777A patent/EP1683751A3/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2004-06-24 EP EP04014778A patent/EP1493700B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2004-06-24 DE DE602004003299T patent/DE602004003299T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2004-06-29 CA CA002472870A patent/CA2472870C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0628888A2 (en) * | 1993-05-19 | 1994-12-14 | Xerox Corporation | Sheet buffering system |
US5445368A (en) * | 1993-10-27 | 1995-08-29 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Apparatus and method for forming collations of two different size documents |
US20020140162A1 (en) * | 2001-02-23 | 2002-10-03 | Thomas Gasser | Stacker |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP1493700B1 (en) | 2006-11-22 |
EP1683751A2 (en) | 2006-07-26 |
DE602004003299D1 (en) | 2007-01-04 |
DE602004003299T2 (en) | 2007-06-28 |
CA2472870A1 (en) | 2004-12-30 |
EP1493700A3 (en) | 2005-03-09 |
CA2472870C (en) | 2007-10-23 |
EP1493700A2 (en) | 2005-01-05 |
US20050017438A1 (en) | 2005-01-27 |
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