Method of detecting sheets within a stack.

摘要

A method of separating sheets within a stack (1) comprises clamping the sheets at one end of the stack (1); imparting a bend in the stack (1) so that the edges of the separate; clamping the stack (1) at a position remote from the clamped edge; and unbending the stack (1) so that portions of sheets between the clamps (12,13) separate.