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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nir Halup, Tzoran, IL;
Eliyahu Vronsky, Ramat Hasharon, IL;
Assignee:
Scitex Corporation Ltd., Herzlia, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271 11 ; 271106 ; 271107 ; 271 42 ; 271 1014 ;
Abstract
A plate feeding system for grasping and moving a plate from a stack of plates. The system includes an arm mechanism having a plate grasping member for grasping the plate and a plate interposing member for interposing between the plate and an adjacent plate. Also disclosed is a method of feeding a plate from a stack of plates. The method includes grasping the plate, using a plate grasping member of an arm mechanism, interposing a member between the plate and an adjacent plate, and transporting the plate.