EP 0615514 B1 19970625 - SHEET FEEDING MECHANISM
Title (en)
SHEET FEEDING MECHANISM
Title (de)
BOGENZUFÜHRVORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
MECANISME D'ALIMENTATION DE FEUILLES
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 9126042 A 19911207
- GB 9202264 W 19921207
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9312022A1] A sheet feeding mechanism for feeding sheets of documentary material such as paper into a chute, from which the sheet material will enter a shredding machine (10). The sheet feeding mechanism comprises a housing (12) within which there is mounted a pair of rollers (14a &cir& _, 14b &cir& _) around which a belt (16) of flexible material, such as rubber, is located, drive mechanism (10) being provided for rotating one of the rollers (14), to cause the belt to rotate within the housing (12). A central portion of the upper reach of the belt (16) passes over a support plate (18), to support the belt against movement in a downward direction. Between termination of the support plate (18) and passage of the belt on to the roller (14b &cir& _), the belt passes beneath a control member in the form of a plate (19), urged by a spring (30) into a position in which it is spaced a short distance (X) from the upper reach of the belt. A presser plate (26) is provided to urge a stack of paper on the upper stretch of the belt towards the belt. Such paper is gripped by movement of the belt and fed towards the gap (X), and between the roller (14b &cir& _) and a second roller (15) along a chute (11) into a shredding machine (40). In the event of the belt picking up a plurality of adjacent sheets, as these are fed towards the gap (X), the belt (16) will be deflected downwardly, passage of the increased thickness of paper beneath the control member (19) against the deflection of the belt (16) increasing the frictional forces acting between the belt and the lowermost sheet of paper.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
B65H 3/042 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9312022 A1 19930624; AU 3090492 A 19930719; DE 69220578 D1 19970731; DE 69220578 T2 19971009; EP 0615514 A1 19940921; EP 0615514 B1 19970625; GB 9126042 D0 19920205; JP H07501777 A 19950223
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 9202264 W 19921207; AU 3090492 A 19921207; DE 69220578 T 19921207; EP 92924795 A 19921207; GB 9126042 A 19911207; JP 51069793 A 19921207