Global Patent Index - EP 0433952 B1

EP 0433952 B1 19990818 - Sheet feeding apparatus

Title (en)

Sheet feeding apparatus

Title (de)

Blattzuführvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Appareil d'alimentation en feuilles

Publication

EP 0433952 B1 19990818 (EN)

Application

EP 90124469 A 19901217

Priority

  • JP 1658590 A 19900126
  • JP 2776190 A 19900207
  • JP 32781989 A 19891218
  • JP 34386589 A 19891229

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0433952A2] The present invention provides a sheet feeding apparatus comprising first conveying means (28a, 28b) for conveying a sheet stack formed in a stepped fashion by offsetting each sheet by a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction toward the predetermined direction or toward an opposite direction, separating means (38) disposed at a downstream side of the first conveying means in the predetermined direction and adapted to separate an outermost sheet from the sheet stack being fed by the first conveying means, second conveying means (32a, 32b) for conveying the sheet separated by the separating means, and control means for controlling the first conveying means in such a manner that the first conveying means is activated to convey the sheet stack in the predetermined direction and the first conveying means is stopped after the sheet separated by the separating means starts to be conveyed by the second conveying means. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B65H 3/30; B65H 3/50

IPC 8 full level

G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/23 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G03G 15/234 (2013.01); G03G 15/6579 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0043 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00434 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00578 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00586 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0433952 A2 19910626; EP 0433952 A3 19920129; EP 0433952 B1 19990818; DE 69033250 D1 19990923; DE 69033250 T2 20000420

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 90124469 A 19901217; DE 69033250 T 19901217