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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 14, 2016
Applicant:

Pitney Bowes Inc., Danbury, CT (US);

Inventors:

Robert J Allen, Shelton, CT (US);

Michael R Ifkovits, Danbury, CT (US);

Boris Rozenfeld, Danbury, CT (US);

George Cruz, Stratford, CT (US);

Edward M. Ifkovits, New Fairfield, CT (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 45/20 (2006.01); B65H 45/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 45/147 (2013.01); B65H 45/142 (2013.01); B65H 45/20 (2013.01); B65H 2301/451 (2013.01); B65H 2301/452 (2013.01); B65H 2403/25 (2013.01); B65H 2403/51 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1441 (2013.01); B65H 2511/13 (2013.01); B65H 2511/224 (2013.01); B65H 2701/182 (2013.01);
Abstract

A collation folding device comprising one or more fold rollers mounted in fixed positions. Below and adjacent to the fold rollers are adjustable nip rollers to form nip spacing between the rollers. The adjustable nip roller is mounted on a nip axis shaft. An adjustment mechanism is used for moving the nip axis shaft to adjust the nip spacing. The nip adjustment mechanism includes a bearing block cam follower on which the nip axis shaft is fixedly mounted and supported. An eccentric cam in operative contact with the bearing block cam follower. Rotation of the eccentric cam on the eccentric cam axis drives the bearing block cam follower in its linear motion to adjust the nip spacing.


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