| 摘要 |
A stacker for converting a stream of overlapped articles into stacked piles of said articles. This stacker has a frame supporting a feeder which receives and transports a stream of overlapped articles in a forward direction of movement to a batcher. The batcher has a discharge end adjacent to which there is a receiving platform, preferably mounted to the frame. A stop member is disposed in the path of the articles and adjacent to the platform to stop the overlapped articles and to align them in an upright stack. A pusher member is provided adjacent to the stop member and is adapted to laterally push completed stacks to one side of the direction of movement. The batcher includes interrupter means which periodically interrupts the flow of articles to the receiving platform after a predetermined number or size of articles has passed it. The steady flow of incoming articles can be accommodated by the batcher during the time that a completed stack is being ejected from the machine.
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