(19)
(11) EP 1 946 939 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/43

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/30

(21) Application number: 08000557.2

(22) Date of filing: 14.01.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B42C 1/10(2006.01)
B65H 5/06(2006.01)
 B65H 3/08(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 19.01.2007 US 881299 P

(71) Applicant: Muller Martini Mailroom Systems, Inc.
Allentown, PA 18109-9404 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Harry C. Noll Jr.
    Macungie Pennnsylvania 18162 (US)
  • Jim Baird
    Fogelsville Pennsylvania (US)

(74) Representative: Gosdin, Michael 
Adam-Stegerwald-Strasse 6
97422 Schweinfurt
97422 Schweinfurt (DE)

   


(54) Thick product feeder


(57) An apparatus feeds paper inserts or other flat products from one area to another. The apparatus is particularly useful for use with newspaper insert machines. A first rotating disk (204,205) presses against a first roller (210), and a second rotating disk (250) presses against a second roller (260). Each roller is arranged to rotate about an axis of rotation that is movable with respect its opposing disk. Moving each roller toward its opposing disk permits thin products to be fed through the apparatus, and moving each roller away from its associated disk permits thick products to be fed through the apparatus.







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