摘要 |
Sheets are supplied to a processing machine such as a gluing machine from a conveyor belt (5) carrying a sheet stream in overlapping formation. A first sheet (4'') comes to rest lined up against the front stop (9) and after the latter has been folded down the sheet (4'') is accelerated from a standstill to the machine speed by means of an accelerating roller (10) and is transferred to the sheet transporting roller (14) with its co-operating pressure rollers (15). The start impulse for accelerating the sheet and simultaneously folding down the front stop (9) is generated by a rotation initiator which is actuated by a single-revolution shaft; the timing rollers (11) are lowered onto the accelerating roller whilst the latter is still stationary. The motor drive for the accelerating roller is separate from the drive of the transporting roller, and the feeding can be adjusted for sheets of different lengths. <IMAGE> |