GB2398559A - Transportation system for sheet delivery between sheet or sheet stack processing equipment - Google Patents

Transportation system for sheet delivery between sheet or sheet stack processing equipment Download PDF

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GB2398559A
GB2398559A GB0414504A GB0414504A GB2398559A GB 2398559 A GB2398559 A GB 2398559A GB 0414504 A GB0414504 A GB 0414504A GB 0414504 A GB0414504 A GB 0414504A GB 2398559 A GB2398559 A GB 2398559A
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Samuel Paul Amdahl
Peter Hotkowski
James Russo
Frank Todaro
Robert Mcclellan
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General Binding Corp
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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
    • B65H31/3054—Arrangements for removing completed piles by moving the surface supporting the lowermost article of the pile, e.g. by using belts or rollers
    • B65H31/3063—Arrangements for removing completed piles by moving the surface supporting the lowermost article of the pile, e.g. by using belts or rollers by special supports like carriages, containers, trays, compartments, plates or bars, e.g. moved in a closed loop
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H1/00—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated
    • B65H1/30—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for replenishing the pile during continuous separation of articles therefrom
    • 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
    • B65H2301/4225—Handling piles, sets or stacks of articles in or on special supports
    • 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
    • B65H2301/4225—Handling piles, sets or stacks of articles in or on special supports
    • B65H2301/42252—Vehicles, e.g. carriage, truck
    • 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
    • B65H2301/42264—Delivering, advancing piles by moving the surface supporting the lowermost article of the pile, e.g. conveyor, carriage
    • 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
    • B65H2404/20—Belts
    • B65H2404/26—Particular arrangement of belt, or belts
    • B65H2404/264—Arrangement of side-by-side belts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2405/00—Parts for holding the handled material
    • B65H2405/10—Cassettes, holders, bins, decks, trays, supports or magazines for sheets stacked substantially horizontally
    • B65H2405/15—Large capacity supports arrangements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2405/00—Parts for holding the handled material
    • B65H2405/30—Other features of supports for sheets
    • B65H2405/31—Supports for sheets fully removable from the handling machine, e.g. cassette
    • B65H2405/312—Trolley, cart, i.e. support movable on the floor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2551/00—Means for control to be used by operator; User interfaces
    • B65H2551/10—Command input means
    • B65H2551/18—Graphical interactive displays; Mouses; Touchscreens
    • 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
    • B65H2801/03—Image reproduction devices

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Sheets, Magazines, And Separation Thereof (AREA)
  • Collation Of Sheets And Webs (AREA)
  • Specific Conveyance Elements (AREA)
  • Folding Of Thin Sheet-Like Materials, Special Discharging Devices, And Others (AREA)
  • Pile Receivers (AREA)

Abstract

A sheet or sheet stack handling system for performing at least one operation on successive sheets or stacks of sheets, and interface for the same, wherein the document handling system includes at least two modules selected from a group consisting of an elevator transfer station, a modular transfer station, a storage station, a transportation cart, and a modular processing station. When more than one modular processing station are coupled to form the document handling system, the system may he utilized to perform a series of operations on successive sheets or stacks of sheets. Alternately, the individual processing stations or a group of the processing stations may he utilized to perform only certain functions on the sheets. The modules each contain a plurality of parallel, spaced, elongated support surfaces that form a sheet support surface. The parallel, spaced, elongated support surfaces of the two modules are sized and disposed that they may intermesh to allow a transfer of sheet stacks between the modules when one set of parallel support surfaces is moved upward or downward relative to the other.

Description

GB 2398559 A continuation (72) Inventor(s): Samuel Paul Amdahl Peter
Hotkowski James Russo Frank Todaro Robert McClellan (74) Agent and/or Address for Service: Mathisen Macara & Co The Coach House, 6-8 Swakeleys Road, Ickenham, OXBRIDGE, Middlesex, UB10 8BZ, United Kingdom
GB0414504A 2001-12-13 2002-12-13 Transportation system for sheet delivery between sheet or sheet stack processing equipment Expired - Fee Related GB2398559B (en)

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US34117301P 2001-12-13 2001-12-13
US37386902P 2002-04-19 2002-04-19
US37435802P 2002-04-22 2002-04-22
PCT/US2002/039834 WO2003051753A1 (en) 2001-12-13 2002-12-13 Transportation system for sheet delivery between sheet or sheet stack processing equipment

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GB0414504D0 GB0414504D0 (en) 2004-07-28
GB2398559A true GB2398559A (en) 2004-08-25
GB2398559B GB2398559B (en) 2005-12-21

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US4349189A (en) * 1978-02-07 1982-09-14 Malmohus Invest Ab Module for picking, transportation and depositing of sheeted or folded material
US4406650A (en) * 1980-04-10 1983-09-27 Jos. Hunkeler Ag Fabrik Fur Graphische Maschinen Apparatus for forming individual stacks from an endless web
US5101979A (en) * 1988-07-08 1992-04-07 Hitachi, Ltd. Paper sheet depositing and dispensing apparatus, abnormality recovery process of the paper sheet depositing and dispensing apparatus, and automatic cashier
US5279536A (en) * 1992-10-09 1994-01-18 Abreu Michael L Handling apparatus for a continuous web of Z-fold computer paper
EP0801019A2 (en) * 1996-04-12 1997-10-15 Cmd Corporation Method and apparatus for stacking and accumulating bags
EP0865918A1 (en) * 1992-11-23 1998-09-23 C.G. Bretting Manufacturing Co., Inc. Multi-panel refolding transfer system
US5820539A (en) * 1995-10-12 1998-10-13 Solipat Ag Device and method for continuous plaiting of web-shaped material

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4349189A (en) * 1978-02-07 1982-09-14 Malmohus Invest Ab Module for picking, transportation and depositing of sheeted or folded material
US4406650A (en) * 1980-04-10 1983-09-27 Jos. Hunkeler Ag Fabrik Fur Graphische Maschinen Apparatus for forming individual stacks from an endless web
US5101979A (en) * 1988-07-08 1992-04-07 Hitachi, Ltd. Paper sheet depositing and dispensing apparatus, abnormality recovery process of the paper sheet depositing and dispensing apparatus, and automatic cashier
US5279536A (en) * 1992-10-09 1994-01-18 Abreu Michael L Handling apparatus for a continuous web of Z-fold computer paper
EP0865918A1 (en) * 1992-11-23 1998-09-23 C.G. Bretting Manufacturing Co., Inc. Multi-panel refolding transfer system
US5820539A (en) * 1995-10-12 1998-10-13 Solipat Ag Device and method for continuous plaiting of web-shaped material
EP0801019A2 (en) * 1996-04-12 1997-10-15 Cmd Corporation Method and apparatus for stacking and accumulating bags

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GB2398559B (en) 2005-12-21

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