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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2024
Applicant:
Bobst Mex SA, Mex, CH;
Inventors:
Gaël Jaquemet, Ropraz, CH;
Arnaud Dekervel, Allinges, FR;
Assignee:
BOBST MEX SA, Mex, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/04 (2006.01); B65H 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/042 (2013.01); B65H 3/126 (2013.01); B65H 2403/20 (2013.01); B65H 2403/50 (2013.01); B65H 2406/32 (2013.01); B65H 2801/21 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a feeder module for discharging sheets into a converting machine. The feeder module comprises a movable discharge conveyor comprising a plurality of belt conveyors which are configured to move between a discharge position (DP) in which the belt conveyors are contacting the lowermost positioned sheet in the stack and discharges said sheet, and a clearing position (CP) in which the conveyor belts are located underneath the loading surface.