Patents Assigned to Fa. Georg Spiess GmbH
  • Apparatus for forming a stack of sheets
    Patent number: 4625956
    Abstract: In the case of an apparatus for forming a stack of sheets comprising a brake means placed at (in terms of sheet motion) the leading edge of the stack and downstream from a sheet transport means, the brake means having at least one brake roller driven at a lower peripheral speed than the speed of transport of the sheets and a timed sheet nip member adapted to engage a sheet and move it towards the brake roller, one aim of the invention is to ensure reliable retardation and straightening of the sheets without damage to them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1986
    Assignee: Fa. Georg Spiess GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Marass, Rudolf Liepert, Klaus Weyrich