(19)
(11) EP 1 591 389 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.09.2008 Bulletin 2008/36

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.11.2005 Bulletin 2005/44

(21) Application number: 05102920.5

(22) Date of filing: 13.04.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65H 3/10(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR LV MK YU

(30) Priority: 27.04.2004 IT MI20040827

(71) Applicant: CEM S.p.A.
I-20090 Trezzano Sul Naviglio, Milan (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Valentinis, Francesco
    10010, Chiaverano (TO) (IT)

(74) Representative: Pesce, Michele et al
Giambrocono & C. S.p.A. Via Rosolino Pilo, 19/B
20129 Milano
20129 Milano (IT)

   


(54) Device and process for feeding sheets to a finishing line for documents formed from these sheets


(57) The device (1) for feeding sheets to a finishing line for documents formed from these sheets comprises, for supporting a pack (4) of sheets, a table (5) which cooperates with sheet extraction means (6) for transferring a sheet, to a filter (8) defining a slot (9), and to means (11) for its expulsion towards the finishing line. The device comprises means (13) for adjusting the thickness of the slot (9) and/or means (15) for controlling the force exerted by the extraction means (6). The process for feeding sheets to a finishing line comprises the steps of extracting a sheet from a pack (4), passing the sheet (7) through a slot (9) which allows one sheet at a time to pass, and expelling the sheet (7) towards the finishing line. The thickness of the slot (9) and/or the extraction force exerted on each sheet extracted from the pack (4) are automatically adjusted.







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