EP0104086A3 - Sheet feeding and separating apparatus and method - Google Patents

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EP0104086A3
EP0104086A3 EP83305561A EP83305561A EP0104086A3 EP 0104086 A3 EP0104086 A3 EP 0104086A3 EP 83305561 A EP83305561 A EP 83305561A EP 83305561 A EP83305561 A EP 83305561A EP 0104086 A3 EP0104086 A3 EP 0104086A3
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sheet feeding
separating apparatus
separating
feeding
sheet
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EP0104086B1 (en
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Don Paul Clausing
Maurice Frederick Holmes
Raymond Anthony Povio
Robert Perry Rebres
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Xerox Corp
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Xerox Corp
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Priority claimed from US06/420,966 external-priority patent/US4475732A/en
Priority claimed from US06/420,964 external-priority patent/US4561644A/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/65—Apparatus which relate to the handling of copy material
    • G03G15/6529—Transporting
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H7/00—Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles
    • B65H7/02—Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors
    • B65H7/06—Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors responsive to presence of faulty articles or incorrect separation or feed
    • B65H7/12—Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors responsive to presence of faulty articles or incorrect separation or feed responsive to double feed or separation
    • B65H7/125—Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors responsive to presence of faulty articles or incorrect separation or feed responsive to double feed or separation sensing the double feed or separation without contacting the articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2601/00—Problem to be solved or advantage achieved
    • B65H2601/20—Avoiding or preventing undesirable effects
    • B65H2601/25—Damages to handled material
EP19830305561 1982-09-21 1983-09-21 Sheet feeding and separating apparatus and method Expired EP0104086B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/420,966 US4475732A (en) 1982-09-21 1982-09-21 Sheet feeding and separating apparatus with stack force relief/enhancement
US06/420,964 US4561644A (en) 1982-09-21 1982-09-21 Sheet feeding and separating apparatus with stack force relief/enhancement
US420964 1982-09-21
US420966 1995-04-13

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EP0104086A2 EP0104086A2 (en) 1984-03-28
EP0104086A3 true EP0104086A3 (en) 1984-07-18
EP0104086B1 EP0104086B1 (en) 1987-06-16

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Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3768803A (en) * 1972-02-11 1973-10-30 Xerox Corp Sheet feeder
DE2456592A1 (en) * 1973-12-20 1975-07-03 Xerox Corp DEVICE FOR CONVEYING AND CUTTING UP SHEETS CONTAINED IN A STACK
US3981493A (en) * 1973-02-27 1976-09-21 Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-G.M.B.H. Apparatus for separating a letter stack
US3995952A (en) * 1976-03-01 1976-12-07 Xerox Corporation Sheet feeding apparatus
US4025187A (en) * 1974-09-05 1977-05-24 Xerox Corporation Buckle control system
US4074902A (en) * 1976-07-23 1978-02-21 Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation Sheet feeder

Family Cites Families (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS5769481A (en) * 1980-10-17 1982-04-28 Fujitsu Ltd Document hopper device

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3768803A (en) * 1972-02-11 1973-10-30 Xerox Corp Sheet feeder
US3981493A (en) * 1973-02-27 1976-09-21 Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-G.M.B.H. Apparatus for separating a letter stack
DE2456592A1 (en) * 1973-12-20 1975-07-03 Xerox Corp DEVICE FOR CONVEYING AND CUTTING UP SHEETS CONTAINED IN A STACK
US4025187A (en) * 1974-09-05 1977-05-24 Xerox Corporation Buckle control system
US3995952A (en) * 1976-03-01 1976-12-07 Xerox Corporation Sheet feeding apparatus
US4074902A (en) * 1976-07-23 1978-02-21 Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation Sheet feeder

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
Patent Abstracts of Japan vol. 6, no. 148, 7 August 1982 & JP-A-57 069481 *

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EP0104086B1 (en) 1987-06-16
DE3372141D1 (en) 1987-07-23

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