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(11) EP 0 147 319 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.06.1987 Bulletin 1987/24

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.07.1985 Bulletin 1985/27

(21) Application number: 84402682

(22) Date of filing: 20.12.1984
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR IT

(30) Priority: 21.12.1983 JP 24315483
25.06.1984 JP 9541484

(71) Applicant: KANZAKI PAPER MANUFACTURING CO., LTD
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(72) Inventors:
  • Suzuki, Kozo c/o Kanzaki Paper
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  • Sakaguchi, Takateru c/o Kanzaki Paper
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  • Tomiya, Osamu c/o Kanzaki Paper
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  • Tanaka, Yoshiaki c/o Kanzaki Paper
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  • Saiwai, Kazuhiko c/o Kanzaki Paper
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  • Yasumura, Shinichi c/o Kanzaki Paper
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(54) Method and apparatus for sequentially feeding sheet stacks


(57) Sheet stacks bordered by sheet markers are sequentially fed from a pile of aligned and stacked sheets containing sheet markers inserted into these sheets through end wall at specific intervals with bare portion left outside, using a sheet stack delivery apparatus including at least lifter means that mounts sheet stacks to allow the uppermost sheet stack to be sequentially transferred to a pre-determined level; a wedge-type head for separating sheet stacks comprising its tip part facing the end wall of the sheet pile at a position close to the sheet marker bordering the uppermost and the second sheet stacks and also the upper tilt surface and the bottom surface ending at the tip part; and means for transferring the uppermost sheet stack by holding and pushing forward an end wall of the uppermost sheet stack split by the wedge head.






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