Abstract: A pin conveyor for printed sheet material has a chain, a plurality of pins extending from the chain to push printed sheet material, and a receipt area for the printed sheet material, the chain and pins passing through the receipt area. The receipt area has at least one of the following a non-linear cross-section with the chain and pins passing through the receipt area, an inclined transport section of the chain, or a belt contacting the printed sheet material and running at or slower than a speed of the chain. A transfer unit with an overhead conveying unit and a method for delivering printed sheet material is also provided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 29, 2008
Publication date:
November 13, 2008
Applicant:
Goss Internationl Americas, Inc.
Inventors:
James Clyde FOLSOM, Glenn Alan GUARALDI, Wayne Curtis WILSON