(19)
(11) EP 1 634 835 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.11.2007 Bulletin 2007/46

(43) Date of publication A2:
15.03.2006 Bulletin 2006/11

(21) Application number: 05019703.7

(22) Date of filing: 09.09.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65H 29/14(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 09.09.2004 GB 0420031

(71) Applicant: Pitney Bowes Limited
Harlow, Essex CM19 5BD (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Farmer, Geoffrey Alan
    Ingatestone Essex CM4 0BE (GB)
  • Watson, Peter John
    Rayleigh Essex SS6 7LX (GB)
  • Watts, Keith George Robert
    Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 0SW (GB)

(74) Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

   


(54) Trailing edge deflector for sheet handling apparatus


(57) A sheet handling apparatus (1000) for feeding a sequential plurality of sheets is disclosed having a sheet feed path for guiding sheets in a sheet feeding direction through the apparatus, the apparatus comprising driving means (104,351) for driving sheets along the sheet feed path, and trail edge deflecting means (380) located on the sheet feed path, the trail edge deflecting means being arranged to deflect the trailing edge of a leading sheet to ensure overlap by a following sheet on a predetermined side of the leading sheet.







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