Global Patent Index - EP 1348661 A1

EP 1348661 A1 20031001 - Position detector

Title (en)

Position detector

Title (de)

Positionsgeber

Title (fr)

Détecteur de position

Publication

EP 1348661 A1 20031001 (EN)

Application

EP 03075972 A 20030318

Priority

  • EP 03075972 A 20030318
  • EP 02076338 A 20020329

Abstract (en)

A sheet depositing device for a sheet processing apparatus, comprising a feeding section for sequentially feeding sheets or sets of sheets from said sheet processing apparatus, at least one sheet stacking element movable along a guide, for facilitating depositing said sheets or sets of sheets fed by said feeding section in said sheet depositing device, and a sensor arrangement for detecting the position of a sheet stacking element along the guide. <??>The sensor arrangement comprises a stationary linear array of active elements and a passive element moving in unison with said sheet stacking element, said active and passive elements being of a kind that interact through the use of electric or magnetic fields and being positioned closely together in the array. <??>Examples of such sensors are: an array of conductive fields arranged in parallel to a conductive strip or a second array of conductive fields, and a conductive plate, connected to a capacitance meter, an array of Hall-effect sensors, and a magnet. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B65H 31/10; B65H 43/00; B65H 31/26

IPC 8 full level

B65H 31/10 (2006.01); B65H 31/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65H 31/10 (2013.01); B65H 31/26 (2013.01); B65H 2511/20 (2013.01); B65H 2553/22 (2013.01); B65H 2553/414 (2013.01); B65H 2801/06 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1348661 A1 20031001; EP 1348661 B1 20061206

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03075972 A 20030318