Abstract: A document accumulator comprising for high-speed document assembly includes first and second pulleys, a first outer belt extending between the first and second pulleys for contacting and transporting a document, a second outer belt extending between the first and second pulleys, and extending generally parallel to and horizontally displaced from the first outer belt, for contacting and transporting a document, and an inner belt generally parallel to and horizontally displaced from both the first and second outer belts such that it lies between the first and second outer belts. A first side guide has a first vertical surface adjacent to a horizontal reach of the first outer belt, and a second side guide has a second vertical surface adjacent to a horizontal reach of the second outer belt. A belt-dampening table having a horizontal surface adjacent to a horizontal reach of the inner belt is provided for dampening oscillations of the inner belts which occur at high speeds.

Abstract: A collector apparatus and method are provided for collecting sheet articles and advancing collected sheet articles therefrom. The collector apparatus includes a collector plate having a surface for receiving one or more sheet articles thereon to collect the sheet articles. At least one stop bracket is movable through an opening defined through the collector plate to provide a stop for collected sheet articles and to allow collected sheet articles to be further advanced from their collection position. At least one upper idler drop roller is spacedly positioned above and movable toward the collector plate surface.

Abstract: A device for transporting flat articles with a cover belt system consisting of a lower and an upper belt, between which the articles are transported, and a deflection mechanism for deflecting the cover belt run. The deflection mechanism has one or more main cylinder rollers and one or more secondary rollers and the upper belt is guided around the main cylinder roller and the lower belt over the secondary cylinder roller, such that the lower belt is guided past the main cylinder roller in such a way that the articles are transported in the deflection mechanism between the upper belt and the main cylinder roller. A short guide belt may be provided around the main cylinder roller and an additional secondary cylinder roller disposed between the main cylinder roller and the secondary cylinder roller guiding the lower belt at the output of the deflection mechanism.

Abstract: A sheet-refeeding system for vacuum-refeeding sheets in printing and die cutting machines includes a supporting structure and a plurality of boxes containing fans, located on the supporting structure above a sheet-conveying line. The system further has sheet-dragging knurled rollers positioned in slits formed in a conveying plate which in turn has rows of small holes to let air pass therethrough. The system has a central conveying line and at least two side lines. Each line has a plurality of idle guide rollers. Longitudinal sheet-guiding plates are installed between the sides of the idle rollers. Toothed belts are positioned between the lines of idle guide rollers. The belts have on their external surfaces small sheet-dragging blocks, which are installed with such pitch and such speed as to adjust a phase of the sheets moving on the belts to the location of a die cutting cylinder installed downstream of the sheet-refeeding system without interference with the rear sides of the sheets.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel extension apparatus and method for providing a selectively adjustable conveying path for sheet articles between sheet processing apparatuses. The extension apparatus includes a base bracket with a pair of rotatably movable spring-loaded bracket arms attached to a shaft extending therethrough. A pair of bracket arm rollers are attached to each of the bracket arms. An extension plate is positioned above and slidably movable on the base bracket, and a pair of rotatable extension rollers are rotatably attached to a shaft extending through the extension plate such that slidable movement of the extension plate simultaneously and identically moves the extension rollers. A pair of rear rollers are utilized and are operatively aligned with an extension roller and a pair of the bracket arm rollers.

Abstract: A passbook transport and handling apparatus (10) for transporting a passbook between a customer using an automated banking machine and a printer (12) located inside the banking machine includes first belt flights (32) movable on first pulleys (22). The transport further includes second belt flights (34) movable on second pulleys (28). The second belt flights are disposed traversely intermediate of the first belt flights so that a passbook carried therein between is engaged firmly but with limited slippage. The passbook is guided through the transport by a first fixed edge guide (44). A second edge guide (46) is mounted on a spring (48) so as to bias the passbook into alignment as it passes through the transport. A gate member (72) is movable between positions blocking or admitting a passbook to the transport. Movement of the gate member as well as the belt flights is under control of a processor.

Abstract: An accumulator apparatus and method are provided for accumulating sheet articles. The accumulator apparatus includes an upper belt system and lower belt system operative for advancing sheet articles in seriatim manner therebetween. Guide rollers are provided at the entrance of the sheet articles between the upper and lower belt systems for guiding the sheet articles therebetween without pinching. Nip rollers are provided downstream from the entry guide rollers for pulling sheet articles into the accumulator apparatus between the guide rollers and the nip rollers. A ramp system operative for deflecting advancing sheet articles is provided downstream from the nip rollers. Sheet articles deflected by the ramp assembly can then be accumulated in an accumulation location where the lower belt system is maintained in a spaced-apart position below the accumulation location such that the lower belt system cannot contact or mark sheet articles accumulated therein.

Abstract: A first shaft 21 and a second shaft 31 parallel with each other are provided near an inlet 14 of a bill storage chamber 10. Taking-in runners 20 are disposed on the first shaft 21 and taking-in rollers 30 are disposed on the second shaft 31. The taking-in runners 20 and the taking-in rollers 30 differ in position in a direction in which the shafts extend. Further, the sum of the radius of each taking-in runner 20 and that of each taking-in roller 30 is larger than the spacing between the first shaft 21 and the second shaft 31. Thus, if a plurality of overlapped bills are caught in the space between the taking-in runners 20 and the taking-in rollers 30, they are bent in a wavy form and the intimate contact force between the bill is lowered significantly, causing the bills to be easily aligned.

Abstract: Paper transport system for printing presses includes a drive roller, a deflection drum disposed in spaced relationship with the drive roller, and a conveyor belt extending around the drive roller and the deflection drum, the conveyor belt having first regions formed with engagement elements, as well as second and substantially smooth-surfaced regions, the drive roller and the deflection drum, respectively, being subdivided into axially separate, respective roller and drum segments rotatable independently of one another and surrounded by the first and the second regions of the conveyor belt, the conveyor belt being of such construction between the first regions and the second regions thereof that small relative movements are possible therebetween in a longitudinal direction of the conveyor belt.

Abstract: A mailing machine comprising a control system, a print head having individual print elements which are selectively energizable for printing on an envelope and a transport system for feeding the envelope past the print head. The transport system including a first pulley, a second pulley in proximate location to the print head, an endless belt extending between the first and second pulley, the endless belt engaging the envelope and feeding the envelope past the print head, a drive system for causing the endless belt to rotate and an encoder system operatively coupled to the second pulley for providing signals indicative of the position of the second pulley. The control system in operative communication with the print head, the encoder system and the drive system for synchronizing the feeding of the envelope with energizing of the elements of the print head.

Abstract: Guide passages I for guiding bills S to a main transport passage M are formed. An endless belt 25 coming in contact with one face of each bill S is placed in the main transport passage M. Feed rollers 70 coming in contact with one face of each bill entering the guide passages, swing arms 74 swingably attached to a rotating shaft 73 of the feed roller, pressure rollers 27 rotatably attached to the swing arms so as to come in contact with the feed rollers 70, and coil springs 75 for urging the swing arms 74 in a direction approaching the endless belt 25 are provided upstream of the main transport passage when the guide passage I is considered to be the center of the main transport passage M. The feed roller 70 comes in contact with the pressure roller 27 rotated by motion of the endless belt 25 and is rotated by rotation of the pressure roller for transporting bills in the guide passage.

Abstract: An apparatus for loading envelopes onto switching machines, characterized in that there are provided:a sliding plane with a lower support rim on which said envelopes rest;a plurality of pusher members arranged in successions, said pusher members being suited to successively engage said envelopes and cause each of them to advance towards the following pusher;means suited to remove said lower support rim when the envelope passes in correspondence with the area for the introduction into the machine so as to allow the envelope to fall onto the switching machine.

Abstract: Sheet-like products are fed to the transfer location by a first conveyor. A detector arrangement determines the spacing between the products and controls the first predetermined speed of a second conveyor correspondingly, with the result that, at the transfer location, the formation of the products have a predefined spacing. If the second conveyor is driven, at the stationary transfer location, at the first predetermined speed which differs from a second predetermined speed at the stationary discharge location, the conveying length of the second conveyor changes, thereby displacing a deflection wheel. Different spacings between fed products can thus be evened out.

Abstract: A system and a method for sorting are provided for distributing articles, such as mail pieces or other flats, to predetermined destinations. At the destination, the particular article is raked by a raking assembly from a carrier for placement into a container. The container, when full, is gravity fed onto a discharge conveyor and automatically replaced with a new empty container. The carrier operates on two levels for delivery of articles to containers on two levels while maintaining the carriers in a horizontal position throughout the sorting process. A sloped front end of the carrier allows the articles to be transported at a rapid speed and in a continuous fashion.

Abstract: A document accumulator for high-speed document assembly includes first and second pulleys, a first outer belt extending between the first and second pulleys for contacting and transporting a document, a second outer belt extending between the first and second pulleys, and extending generally parallel to and horizontally displaced from the first outer belt, for contacting and transporting a document, and an inner belt generally parallel to and horizontally displaced from both the first and second outer belts such that it lies between the first and second outer belts. A first side guide has a first vertical surface adjacent to a horizontal reach of the first outer belt, and a second side guide has a second vertical surface adjacent to a horizontal reach of the second outer belt. A belt-dampening table having a horizontal surface adjacent to it horizontal reach of the inner belt is provided for dampening oscillations of the inner belts which occur at high speeds.

Abstract: Device for transporting copies inside a folder which is equipped with at least one cutting cylinder for cutting individual copies from a web, the copies being transportable from the cutting cylinder to at least one copy-guiding component, and groups of tapes for transporting the copies being associated with the cutting cylinder and the copy-guiding component, includes deflector members for the groups of tapes and the at least one copy-guiding component, the deflector members having opposite ends at which the deflector members are supportingly engaged, and adjusting members for disengaging one of the ends of the respective deflector members.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a transport for cards to be repeatedly scan printed with component colors. In the transport, a pair of belt rollers are fixed axially parallel in a frame, the belt rollers defining circumferential annular aligned grooves. Belts encircle the belt rollers, positioned in the grooves, and extend to define a virtual working bed on which the card is moved to be printed. Pinch rollers retain the card fixed to the belts. In sequence, cards are cleaned, magnetically processed and printed.

Abstract: A document sorter for a document dispenser comprises a feeding apparatus for feeding documents to a document feed path, a conveyance apparatus mounted along the document feed path for conveying documents along the document feed path, and a directing apparatus mounted across the document feed path at a 90.degree. angle to the feed path for selectively directing documents along the feed path or for selectively directing documents from the feed path into a selected bin of the document dispenser. The directing apparatus includes a plurality of rotatable selector rotors mounted across the document feed path at a 900.degree. angle to the document feed path, and a D.C. motor for driving each selector rotor in a clockwise direction or a counter-clockwise direction of rotation, as desired.

Abstract: Apparatus for receiving multiple first documents cut from a single sheet that are being fed side by side in a first direction and individually guiding and controlling the first documents through a right angle turn includes a plurality of right angle turn over modules. Each of such modules includes a lower plate having input structure at one end for receiving the first documents conveyed thereto in a first direction and an upper plate mounted a fixed distance above the lower plate. The upper plate includes a turn over section adjacent to a downstream end of the input structure and angled at 45.degree. to the first direction. The upper plate also includes a plurality of output rollers rotatably mounted in the top of the upper plate and oriented for moving the first documents at a direction orthogonal to the first direction.

Abstract: A document accumulator capable of tool-less adjustment to accomodate a plurality of paper sizes includes a shaft laterally oriented across a paper path through the accumulator, a guide element mounted to the shaft for contacting and guiding documents transported through the accumulator, a connector for slidably connecting the guide element to the shaft, and a compressible O-ring inserted between the shaft and the connector for imparting friction therebetween, whereby the guide element can be translated along the shaft without the use of a tool.

Abstract: A conveying belt is deflected around a stationary deflection roller and loops around the bottom of a deflection wheel. The deflection wheel is freely rotatably mounted on a lever and is prestressed in the direction towards the deflection roller by a spring element. The conveying belt, driven by a stepping motor, and the deflection wheel form a conveying gap for the products, which are arranged in an imbricated formation. In this formation each product, as seen in the feed direction, bears on the preceding product, with almost complete overlapping. The products form a stack-like supply and are conveyed to the discharge location, with the result that a product is always available there for discharge.

Abstract: A belt feeding device including a plurality of elastic rolls each having a plurality of disklike elastic fins arranged in an axial direction, and a belt member wrapped around a plurality of rolls inclusive of the elastic rolls and adapted to be circularly moved. Each elastic roll is formed by finishing the outer circumferential surfaces of the elastic fins to a given outer diameter with a given directionality from one axial end to the other axial end of the roll, and the given directionality of finishing of at least one of the elastic rolls is opposite to that of the other elastic rolls. Accordingly, the walk of the belt member due to the incompleteness of forming of the elastic roll around which the belt member is wrapped can be prevented to reduce an edge force acting on the side edge of the belt member.

Abstract: A document accumulator capable of tool-less adjustment to accommodate a plurality of paper sizes includes first and second shafts laterally oriented across a paper path through the accumulator, first and second multi-grooved pulleys affixed to the first and second shafts, respectively, and at least one endless belt extending between the shafts, the endless belt engaging a first groove of the first multi-grooved pulley and a first groove of the second multi-grooved pulley. The belt is translatable without the use of tools into a second groove of the first multi-grooved pulley and a second groove of the second multi-grooved pulley for making a paper-size adjustment.

Abstract: A paper delivery apparatus of a printing machine includes a holding device having at least a pair of rotating members fitted, in the vicinity of both side edges of printed sheets, with a paper receiving section for holding the side edges of the printed sheets ejected from the printing machine, a driving device for rotating the rotating member to move downward in succession the printed sheets held on the paper receiving section. A paper stacking section disposed beneath the rotating body for holding the printed sheets which have been released from the paper receiving section; and a space between the paper receiving section for holding one side edge of the printed sheet and the paper receiving section for holding the other side edge of the printed sheet is set narrower at the lower part of the rotating member for discharging the printed sheet than at the upper part of the rotating member for receiving the printed sheet.

Abstract: A device for tracking a belt moving along a path in a predetermined direction, including a member including opposed arcuate marginal regions and a central region interposed therebetween. The opposed arcuate marginal regions have a first coeffecient of friction and the central region has a second coeffecient of friction less than the first coeffecient of friction so as to maintain the belt moving over the member in substantial alignment with the predetermined direction. A second belt path defining member or roller may further contribute to straight belt tracking. Plural belt/roller systems may be used cooperatively in sheet moving systems and decurlers in printing machines and in other applications.

Abstract: A system for transporting mixed documents having a loading conveyor for transporting documents to a document prefeeder. The document prefeeder transports documents from the loading conveyor on an angled conveyor to a stack feeder that accumulates a shallow stack of documents. A single document feed removes single documents from a shallow stack on the stack feeder and transports the single documents to a main conveyor. A camera on the main conveyor reads each document such as mail, and prints information concerning the document, such as a bar code, on each document. The documents are moved by the main conveyor to an output conveyor for sorting and accumulation.

Abstract: A paper strip transporting apparatus includes a drive pulley and a driven pulley (22, 23) which are separated from each other; a belt (25) which is disposed between and around the pulleys; a plurality of transporting rollers (27, 28) disposed along the belt (25) between the drive and driven pulleys (22, 23); and a drive unit (21) for driving drive pulley (22). Either one of the transporting rollers (27, 28) and the belt (25) has a convex portion and the other has a concave portion corresponding thereto at respective facing areas thereof. The transporting rollers (27, 28) are disposed with respect to the belt (25) so that the convex portion is positioned within the concave portion in a non-contacting relationship therebetween.

Abstract: A bank note conveying apparatus provides stable conveyance of bank notes by firmly pinching the bank notes from both sides. The apparatus comprises an endless belt 1 contacting one of the two faces of a bank note A, a belt driving mechanism which rotates the endless belt 1, a ball 2 which is provided to come into contact with the opposite face of the two faces of the bank note, and a holder 4 which supports the ball 2 to rotate freely. The holder 4 comprises a casing 4a which houses the ball 2 so that it is movable in the direction to and from the endless belt. A coil spring 7 is provided within the casing 4a which pushes the ball 2 in the direction of the endless belt.

Abstract: A method is provided for temporarily storing a series of successive textile sheets having a length L in an overlapping relationship in a collecting apparatus, including the successive steps of conveying the textile sheets one after another to an inlet of a carrier mechanism, while preventing an uncontrolled relative movement with a neighboring sheet in an overlapping contact area, clamping each textile sheet between the carrier mechanism and cooperating clamping means and conveying the clamped textile sheets along a path to an outlet of the carrier mechanism in successive steps having an adjustable step length d, removing the textile sheets from the collection apparatus at the outlet without disturbing a position of a neighboring sheets and displacing the carrier mechanism by one of translation, rotation and translation combined with rotation around one of a vertical axis and at least one horizontal axis.

Abstract: To transport flat printed products lying on a support formed by a driven first belt, and moved forward in a conveying channel by means of the run of a second belt disposed above the first, the entrance region of the channel is configured to be adjustable in height in the cadence of the supplied printed products.

Abstract: A folder apparatus is disclosed which has at least two side-by-side lead-in tape mechanisms having a left lead-in tape and left exit roller and a corresponding right lead-in tape and right exit roller, the right and left lead-in tapes forming a signature passage for delivery of a signature, and the left exit rollers being at a different height than the right exit rollers. The rollers of the side-by-side tape mechanisms have alternating heights. The exit rollers may be fixed or spring-loaded in the direction of the corresponding roller.

Abstract: A belt tension adjusting mechanism comprises a belt tension adjusting pulley over which the endless belt is placed; a plate having a plurality of recesses in which a rotary shaft of the belt tension adjusting pulley is received; a handle having, at one end thereof, a pin engageable with the recess; and a linking member connected, at one end thereof, with the rotary shaft of the belt tension adjusting pulley and connected, at the other end thereof, with an intermediate portion of the handle.

Abstract: In the case of a device for depositing sheets on a stack table having stack abutments, comprises a conveying system which includes a plurality of endless conveyor belts arranged in parallelism and mechanism to drive the conveyor belts at the same speed to convey the sheets separately in spaced relation to each other on an upper surface thereof, it is possible to ensure more gentle handling of the sheets and more reliable and troublefree operation together with operation at a higher speed if the device comprises a perforated belt system which overlaps the one end of the conveyor belt system and comprises a plurality of parallel endless perforated belts adapted to be driven by a motor at an adjustable speed, such perforated belt system extending over the stack table, a plurality of suction air ducts, which are respectively arranged behind each lower run of such perforated belt and are solely open toward the perforated belt, a source of vacuum which is connected with the ends of the vacuum ducts nearest to the c

Abstract: Apparatus is provided for preventing a sheet drooping during sheet feeding in a first direction in a generally horizontal plane where a sheet is not entirely supported by a conveyor. A rod is mounted below the plane, having at least one collar with a support pin extending radially outwardly from the collar making an engagement angle of about 55-85 with respect to a second plane parallel to the horizontal plane and passing through the rod. The position of the support pin with respect to the rod may be readily adjusted, both the angle with respect to the second plane, and along the rod. Adjustment of the position of the collar with respect to the rod, in both modes, may be provided by a screw threaded fastener extending in a screw threaded bore intersecting the rod, and about 90.degree. circumferentially spaced from the support pin. The support pin may have a truncated cone end with a rounded tip at the end for engaging a sheet.

Abstract: Apparatus for trimming small booklet-like products transported by bands (16) between a position serving for front trimming and a position serving for foot and head trimming. The bands (16) include a pair of transport bands (18,20) guided about a respective main deflecting roll (24) at their ends facing an insertion region (22). A synchronously-drivable auxiliarytransport band (26) extends beyond the main transport bands (18,20) toward the insertion region (22) and is guided about an auxiliary deflection roll (28) at its end facing the insertion region (22). The diameter (d) of the auxiliary roll (28) is less than 1/3 the diameter (D) of the main deflection roll (24).

Abstract: A conveying device prevents slip or disengagement of a conveying endless belt. The belt has an flat outer periphery, which is to be contact with one of the major faces of the bank note to be conveyed, and an inner periphery having a plurality of teeth formed thereon. A drive pulley and a driven pulley are both cylindrical and have a plurality of gear teeth formed on their outer peripheries. The teeth of each of the pulleys may be engageable with the plurality of teeth of the endless belt. Between the drive pulley and the driven pulley, the endless belt is tensioned and a belt drive mechanism for rotating the drive pulley is provided. Each pulley has a flange which has a larger outer diameter than that of each pulley and provided at one end portion thereof in which each of the rotary shaft extends.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for slidably contacting and pressing upon the back side of a conveyor to urge an advancing corrugated paperboard sheet into substantially uniform contact with adjacent laterally extending heating surfaces irrespective of any thermally induced deflection or bowing thereof. A plurality of heating chests arranged in side-by-side relation define the series of laterally extending heating surfaces. A conveyor belt is positioned opposite the series of heating surfaces for advancing the corrugated paperboard sheet longitudinally along a predetermined path of travel. A plurality of contact assemblies provides the sliding contact with the conveyor belt. Each contact assembly, in turn, preferably includes a plurality of contact shoes arranged in side-by-side relation and carried by a laterally extending supporting frame. The contact shoes have contact surfaces slidably contacting the back side of the conveyor belt.

Abstract: An automatic document conveyor for an image processing machine having an endless belt with a driven roller and a follower roller. The endless belt mechanism includes a front frame and a rear frame which are coupled together a distance apart in the direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the endless belt. First and second movable frames are coupled to first ends of each of the front frame and the rear frame and support the follower roller. A third movable frame is coupled to the second end of the front frame. The driven roller is supported by the third movable frame and the second end of the rear frame, and a drive source is coupled to the end of the driven roller adjacent the rear frame. Springs urge the three movable frames in directions tensioning the endless belt. The first and second movable frames can be moved against their springs to release the tension of the follower roller on the endless belt.

Abstract: Apparatus for manipulating streams of discrete sheets or webs of coherent sheets has a frame for a carriage which supports several tools for depression, alignment, orientation, stoppage, severing, flexing and/or other manipulation of sheets. At least some of the tools are adjustable in or counter to the direction of advancement of sheets and/or transversely of the direction of advancement of sheets in order to change the setup for the manipulation of different sheets or for a different manipulation of sheets. The operation of the parts which serve to adjust the tools can be automated, and such parts comprise a locating device which is movable longitudinally or transversely of the path for the sheets or web and can be coupled to two or more discrete distancing elements which are affixed to or form part of holders for the tools.

Abstract: In a collating machine for stacking sheets of paper fed seriatim thereto from a singulating feeder, the collating machine comprising a deck including a stacking area, a plurality of upper, endless, elastic belts, each of the belts moving around a pair of upstream and downstream pulleys suspended above the deck, a plurality of ramp guide blocks adjustably secured to the deck between the pairs of pulleys, and structure for stopping each of the sheets at a downstream end of the stacking area, the stacking area being a section of the deck between the stopping structure and the ramp guide blocks, an improvement comprises structure for locking the upstream pulleys on an idler pulley shaft, and structure for removably mounting the idler shaft to opposite sides of the collating machine whereby the idler shaft is lifted from the mounting structure to provide access to the collation in the stacking area.

Abstract: A system and a method for sorting are provided for distributing articles, such as mail pieces or other flats, to predetermined destinations. At the destination, the particular article is raked by a raking assembly from a carrier for placement into a container. The container, when full, is gravity fed onto a discharge conveyor and automatically replaced with a new empty container. The carrier operates on two levels for delivery of articles to containers on two levels while maintaining the carriers in a horizontal position throughout the sorting process. A sloped front end of the carrier allows the articles to be transported at a rapid speed and in a continuous fashion.

Abstract: An apparatus for stacking successive rapidly advancing sheets of a stream of sheets has a platform which receives successive sheets and descends at the rate of accumulation of one or more stacks thereon. The sheets are delivered by one or more overhead belt conveyors in cooperation with one or more lower belt conveyors. The front end turn of the lower reach of each overhead conveyor is deflected around a small-diameter rigid rod immediately in front of a stop for the leaders of successive sheets to reduce the likelihood of buckling during stacking, and one or more downwardly sloping ramps are provided in front of the stop to deflect the leaders of successive sheets in a downward direction toward the leaders of the immediately preceding sheets in immediate or close proximity of the stop. The stop, the rod and the overhead conveyor or conveyors are adjustable in several directions to facilitate a change of setup for the stacking of longer, shorter, wider or narrower sheets.

Abstract: An automatic document feeder provided with a conveying unit which has a conveyer belt and regulating plates for regulating a space between the conveying unit and a platen glass. The regulating plates are disposed in a hinge side and a side opposite to the hinge side. The conveying unit is connected with a supporting frame through the regulating plates. The supporting frame is fixed to the hinges. The conveying unit is movable in a vertical direction to the supporting frame at least in the hinge side.

Abstract: A casing of a stacker is provided with an opening and a chamber for disposing a pusher within the casing adjacent to the opening so that the pusher can be removably attached within the stacker. Also provided in the pusher is a slit-shaped inlet connected with an exit of a passageway within a transporter. By removing the pusher from the stacker and attaching same to another stacker having its compartment of different capacity, bill storing capacity may easily be changed. In malfunction of the pusher, it may easily be exchanged with new one for easy maintenance.

Abstract: A sheet transport path system for transporting reproduction sheets along an elongated sheet transport path in a multibin sorter or mailbox system is provided by elongated moving belts having a high friction sheet engaging outside belt surface and an inside belt surface driven by belt drive rollers, and a belt backing system for supporting the inside of the belt flight. A low friction endless band centrally of the inside belt surface is engaged by the belt backing system. The belt backing system is an elongated fixed skid plate system narrower than the low friction endless band, and sliding thereagainst. High friction areas on the inside belt surface on opposite sides of this low friction endless band engage the belt drive roller for non-slip driving of the belt. The belt drive roller may, if desired, have a reduced diameter central groove so as to insure only engaging these outer edge areas of the inside surface of the belt if a thick inner belt surface or thick separate inner belt is utilized.

Abstract: A sequence stacker edge stacks envelopes or the like. Belts carry shingled envelopes in a downstream direction to an angled stop. The belts are carefully spaced vertically above a deck. As a stack of envelopes forms against the stop, the weight of the stack deflects the belts until the top surfaces of the belts become aligned with a stationary surface. At that point, the weight of the stack is transferred from the belts to the stationary surface. Consequently, the downstream driving force of the belts on the envelopes' bottom edges is greatly reduced. The result is that the sequence stacker can stack many more envelopes without backward tipping of the envelopes than prior stacking machines. In an alternate design, certain portions of a stack remain urged downstream at all times by the belts. For that purpose, short spacers are placed at intervals under the belts.

Abstract: A conveyor device for sheets of wrapping material, whereby the sheets are transferred, from a first conveyor to a second conveyor forming an angle of other than zero, by a conveyor designed to swing between a forward position wherein the sheets are removed off the first conveyor, and a withdrawn position wherein the sheets are transferred to the second conveyor.

Abstract: A stacking apparatus has lower and upper continuous, rotating elastic cords 10, 11, between which delivered sheets 2 are conveyed to a pair of transport rollers 3. The rollers 20, 21 of the pair have wedge-shaped recesses 26, 27 with stop shoulders 28, 29, which are in alignment when the rollers are in their normal or rest position. The sheets strike these shoulders and stack up into a bundle 55, which is transported away in response to a discharge signal by the synchronous rotation of the rollers through an integral number of revolutions. The apparatus enables an efficient gathering of sheets into a precisely aligned bundle, which facilitates further processing.

Abstract: A device for the delivery of documents conveyed in a vertical orientation along a document path to a receptacle in a substantially horizontal orientation includes a diverter for diverting individual vertically disposed documents away from the document path in a direction toward the receptacle, a document receiving and transporting system disposed adjacent the diverter to receive the documents and progressively advancing and changing the orientation of the documents from vertical to horizontal, whereby the documents are each delivered into the receptacle in a substantially horizontal orientation.

Abstract: A printing device has paper feed devices upstream and downstream of a printing station. The downstream paper feed devices uses pairs of pressure feed rolls which frictionally feed the paper when received. A tapered guide channel positioned in side by side relation with the pair of feed rolls comprises a stationary guide plate and pivotable guide plate with guide surfaces designed to collapse any curl in the leading edge of single or multilayer paper. A spring maintains the pivoted guide plate in operating position with a predetermined spring force which opposes deflection by the leading edge of the paper but allow deflection due to paper generated forces exceeding the predetermined spring force.