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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 1988
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1987
Ingvar Nilsson, Akarp, SE;
Svecia Antiqua SA, Fribourg, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus for conveying sheets including a first conveyor and a second conveyor. The first conveyor conveys sheets in a first direction and the second conveyor conveys sheets in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. A mechanism is provided for transferring sheets conveyed by the first conveyor to the second conveyor. This mechanism includes a star wheel mounted at the longitudinal end of the first conveyor such that its longitudinal axis is disposed substantially transverse to the first direction and substantially parallel to the second conveying direction. In this manner, a sheet conveyed by the first conveyor is received intermediate the radial arms of the star wheel, brought into alignment with the second conveyor as the star wheel rotates and then can be transferred onto the second conveyor by a reciprocating structure.