Document collating apparatus

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EP 2 108 607 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	17.09.2014 Bulletin 2014/38

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	14.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/42

(21)	Application number: 09157728.8

(22)	Date of filing: 09.04.2009

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B65H 31/30^(2006.01)
B65H 31/26^(2006.01)
B65H 39/10^(2006.01)
B65H 29/14^(2006.01)

B65H 31/36^(2006.01)
B65H 29/18^(2006.01)
B65H 31/02^(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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA RS

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Priority:

10.04.2008 GB 0806494

(71)	Applicant: PFE International Limited
	Loughton, Loughton, Essex IG10 3TZ (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	Williams, Christopher Hugh Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0BE (GB)

(74)	Representative: David, Alain et al
	Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158, rue de l'Université 75340 Paris Cedex 07 75340 Paris Cedex 07 (FR)

(54)	Document collating apparatus

(57) An apparatus for collating sheets, the apparatus comprising: a collating station (2) having a collating position limited at its downstream end by a stop member (14) against which the sheets abut whilst they are being collated; means (4,5) for conveying sheets to the collating position so as to form a collated sheet set comprising a predetermined number of stacked sheets; a collating station eject device (23) for moving the collated sheet set away from the collating position to an exit position; and means (20) for conveying the collated sheet set from the exit position out of the apparatus to a downstream sheet handling device (23); wherein the collating station eject device comprises at least one movable pawl (22a) arranged to push each collated sheet set away from the collating position to the exit position and wherein the apparatus is adapted to collate a second sheet set at least partially overlying the first sheet set.

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