Sheet conveying system

US2017240366A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2017240366-A1
Application numberUS-201715591769-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateMay 10, 2017
Priority dateNov 17, 2014
Publication dateAug 24, 2017
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A sheet conveying system includes an upstream conveyor section having an endless first conveyor belt movable in a first conveying direction x and extending in a first lateral direction z, the first conveying direction x and the first lateral direction z defining a first conveying plane xz; and a downstream conveyor section having an endless second conveyor belt that adjoins the first conveyor belt and is movable in a second conveying direction x′ and extends in a second lateral direction z′, the second conveying direction x′ and the second lateral direction z′ defining a second conveying plane x′z′. The conveyor sections are adapted to hold the sheets slip-free on the first and second conveyor belts. The second conveyor belt has a shear compliance in the second conveying plane x′z′ that is larger than the shear compliance of the first conveyor belt in the first conveying plane xz.

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1 . A sheet conveying system comprising an upstream conveyor section having an endless first conveyor belt movable in a first conveying direction and extending in a first lateral direction, said first conveying direction and said first lateral direction defining a first conveying plane; and a downstream conveyor section having an endless second conveyor belt that adjoins the first conveyor belt and is movable in a second conveying direction and extends in a second lateral direction, said second conveying direction and said second lateral direction defining a second conveying plane, the conveyor sections being adapted to hold the sheets slip-free on the first and second conveyor belts, wherein the second conveyor belt has a shear compliance in the second conveying plane that is larger than the shear compliance of the first conveyor belt in the first conveying plane. 2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the second conveyor belt is made of a woven fabric. 3 . The system according to claim 2 , wherein the second conveyor belt is made of a plain weave fabric with either warp threads or weft threads extending in the second conveying direction. 4 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first conveyor belt is made of a metal film. 5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the second conveyor section includes a drum-type conveyor downstream of the second conveyor belt. 6 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first conveying plane and the second conveying plane form an angle with one another.

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  • Arrangement of successive belts forming a transport path · CPC title

  • Inclination · CPC title

  • Suction belts · CPC title

  • B65H5/224Primary

    by suction belts (B65H11/005 takes precedence) · CPC title

  • Suction bands or belts · CPC title

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What does patent US2017240366A1 cover?
A sheet conveying system includes an upstream conveyor section having an endless first conveyor belt movable in a first conveying direction x and extending in a first lateral direction z, the first conveying direction x and the first lateral direction z defining a first conveying plane xz; and a downstream conveyor section having an endless second conveyor belt that adjoins the first conveyor b…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Océ-Technologies B V
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B65H5/224. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Aug 24 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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