(19)
(11) EP 2 149 524 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.09.2012 Bulletin 2012/36

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.02.2010 Bulletin 2010/05

(21) Application number: 09166050.6

(22) Date of filing: 21.07.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65H 3/10(2006.01)
B65H 7/02(2006.01)
 B65H 3/56(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 SM TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30) Priority: 29.07.2008 GB 0813828

(71) Applicant: Neopost Technologies
92220 Bagneux (FR)

(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) Vacuum Sheet Feeder


(57) A vacuum feeding mechanism for a document handling apparatus, the feeding mechanism comprising: an adjustable pick (5) for separating a stack of documents (1) from a downstream transport system; a rotatable wheel (3) connected to a vacuum port and operable to pull a document (1) by suction from the top of the stack toward the wheel (3) and move the document over the pick (5) to the downstream transport system; the wheel (3) and the pick (5) being separated by a clearance distance; means for determining adjustment coordinates in dependence upon characteristics of a document (1) in the stack; wherein the position of the pick (5) is automatically adjustable in two independent dimensions in dependence upon said adjustment coordinates.







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