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US-9527679-B2 · Dec 27, 2016 · US
Sheet take-out apparatus and sheet take-out method
US8936239B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8936239-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314063199-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jul 9, 2004 |
| Publication date | Jan 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2015 |
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A sheet take-out apparatus includes a first separation unit, a second separation unit, a drawing roller for drawing sheets from a nip of the second separation unit, and a pinch roller rotating in contact with it. Overlapping sheets which pass the first and second separation units and are not separated are detected to be overlapped in a state that they are clamped by the nip of the drawing roller and pinch roller. When overlapping is detected, in a state that the rear ends of the overlapping sheets in the conveying direction are restricted by the nip, the drawing roller and pinch roller are stopped and the overlapping sheets are re-separated.
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What is claimed is: 1. A sheet take-out apparatus, comprising: a take-out unit configured to take out a plurality of sheets in a stacked state one by one on a conveying route; a separation unit configured to shift and to separate overlapping sheets among the plurality of sheets taken out by the take-out unit on the conveying route, the overlapping sheets including a preceding sheet and a succeeding sheet, the separation unit being arranged downstream from the take-out unit on th…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8936239B2 cover?
- A sheet take-out apparatus includes a first separation unit, a second separation unit, a drawing roller for drawing sheets from a nip of the second separation unit, and a pinch roller rotating in contact with it. Overlapping sheets which pass the first and second separation units and are not separated are detected to be overlapped in a state that they are clamped by the nip of the drawing rolle…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toshiba Kk
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B65G47/31. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).