MAGAZINE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOADING DOCUMENTS
摘要
An in-feed apparatus (10) includes a magazine feed ramp (16) having one or more conveyor belts (30) engaging the bottom (34) of the documents (36) and configured to effect forward movement of the documents (36) toward a shingler device (302). A backing plate (320) is disposed proximal the conveyor belts (30). Upper and lower sensors (350, 352) are provided to sense contact with the front of the document stack while a controller (60) coupled to the sensors (350, 352) determines when the front of the stack is parallel to the backing plate (320). A jogger (354) is coupled to the controller (60) to reciprocally displace a portion of the stack approaching the backing plate (320) to urge the stack toward a parallel orientation relative the backing plate (320). Two parallel paddles (72, 74) are provided and independently driven for maintaining the documents (36) in a vertical oriented array to allow an operator to load additional documents (36) onto the conveyor belts (30) while supporting a forward portion (140) of the stack.
申请公布号
CA2246655(A1)
申请公布日期
1997.08.28
申请号
CA19962246655
申请日期
1996.08.01
申请人
BELL & HOWELL POSTAL SYSTEMS, INC.
发明人
GUENTHER, KENNETH;KERSTEIN, MEL;RABINDRAN, K. GEORGE;WISNIEWSKI, MICHAEL;KALIKA, JOSEPH;FABER, THOMAS;FILICICCHIA, DAVID;O'CALLAGHAN, JOHN S.