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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 1984
Filed:
May. 26, 1981
Winston A Orsinger, Nazareth, PA (US);
Bell & Howell Company, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
Abstract
A bottom-type sheet feeding mechanism having a suction-type separator includes a linkage system (38,40) mounting the suction-type separator (10) to a main frame (42) for imparting an arcuate path (12') to the suction-type separator (10). The linkage system (38,40) is mounted on the convex side of the arcuate path (12'). The linkage system (38,40) includes two links (38,40) which are pivotally attached to the main frame (42) and to the suction-type separator (10). The lengths of the links (38,40), and the positions of their pivots (44,46,50,52) on the suction-type separator (10) and the main frame (42) are such as to cause arcuate movement of the suction-type separator (10) about an axis (0) positioned close to a plane of a bottom-most sheet (14) on the concave side of the arcuate path (12'). The arcuate path (12') extends about the axis (0) over an angle of approximately 23.degree..