Method and apparatus for removing newspapers and similar folded sheet units from a stack

摘要

PCT No. PCT/DK93/00241 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 6, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 6, 1995 PCT Filed Jul. 16, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/03877 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 17, 1994Folded sheet units, such as newspapers and magazines are successively removed from a stack of such sheet units by inserting at least one sheet engaging member such as a pin in the fold between adjacent sheet layers of the sheet unit to be removed. The pin is subsequently moved transversely towards the fold so as to withdraw the sheet unit from the stack to a display position. This principle of withdrawing newspapers form a stack is used in a vending machine for newspapers or magazines.