Global Patent Index - EP 1634836 A2

EP 1634836 A2 20060315 - Accumulator apparatus and guiding method

Title (en)

Accumulator apparatus and guiding method

Title (de)

Speichervorrichtung und Führungsverfahren

Title (fr)

Accumulateur et procédé de guidage

Publication

EP 1634836 A2 20060315 (EN)

Application

EP 05019704 A 20050909

Priority

GB 0420050 A 20040909

Abstract (en)

Accumulator apparatus (350) for paper collations is disclosed having an accumulation chamber (364) for receiving sheet material, the chamber defined by a fixed guide (OG) on one side, a movable guide (SG) on the other side and a movable stop member (354) at one end. Driving means (351) are included for driving said sheet material against said stop member (354), and means are provided for moving the movable guide (SG) between a first position in which it is spaced from the fixed guide (OG) by a gap sufficiently small to prevent buckling of the sheet material as it is driven by the driving means (351) against the stop member (354), and a second position in which the movable guide (SG) is spaced away from the fixed guide (OG) for discharge of the sheet material from the chamber (364).

IPC 8 full level

B65H 29/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65H 29/14 (2013.01); B65H 31/3027 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4213 (2013.01); B65H 2301/42146 (2013.01); B65H 2301/42262 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4318 (2013.01); B65H 2404/2614 (2013.01); B65H 2404/262 (2013.01); B65H 2801/66 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

GB 2380157 A 20030402 - PITNEY BOWES LTD [GB]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1634836 A2 20060315; EP 1634836 A3 20080206; GB 0420050 D0 20041013

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05019704 A 20050909; GB 0420050 A 20040909