Blank feeder for feed hopper of printer - has pivoting frame provided with kickers to push up stacked blanks

摘要

Blank feeding machine delivering blanks in bundles on a belt conveyor comprises a truck movable on rails. A pivoting frame pivots forward from its upright position and has a table at the bottom to stack blanks. At least one kicker is vertically movably mounted on the pivoting frame for pushing up the stack of blanks intermittently. A belt conveyor is in front of the truck to extend forward with the rear end adjacent to the front end of the pivoting frame in its pivoted position for delivering the blanks transferred in bundles from the pivoting frame with one side held by the worker. A second belt conveyor is mounted to the frame outside the boundary between the front end of the pivoting frame in its pivoted position and the rear end of the first belt conveyor for carrying the bundles of blanks forward. Only the outer side is supported when they are transferred from the pivoting frme to the first belt conveyor.