Self-adjusting insert compiling and registration clamping mechanism

摘要

A self-adjusting clamp mechanism prevents sheets from migrating back during the compiling of sheets in a stacker. The mechanism consists of a spring-loaded ball bearing in a converging track placed just before a registration wall. The sheets would be scuffed under the ball bearing and against the registration wall. The track converges away from the registration wall such that: it allows sheets to enter freely against the registration wall; exerts little resistance for side tamping; and prevents the sheets from moving away from the registration wall as the ball bearing is driven tighter into the converging track.

主权项

1. A compiling apparatus, comprising:
a shelf onto which media is conveyed; a registration wall connected to said shelf; a drive mechanism for conveying said media onto said shelf; a scuffer mechanism for scuffing said media against said registration wall; and a self-adjusting clamp mechanism that prevents said media from migrating back from said registration wall during compiling of said media in said compiling apparatus, said self-adjusting clamp mechanism including a spring-loaded ball bearing in a converging track placed just before said registration wall.