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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1998
Charles Tomczak, Naperville, IL (US);
Goss Graphic Systems, Inc., Westmont, IL (US);
Abstract
A fly stripping mechanism for stripping sheet-like objects such as printed material from a rotating fly assembly having a plurality of fly pockets is disclosed. A cam adjacent the fly assembly remains stationary as the fly assembly rotates. A lever is disposed adjacent each fly pocket and is also pivotally mounted to the fly assembly. A cam follower is connected to each lever. As the fly assembly rotates, the cam follower follows the contour of the cam. The contour of the cam slows the rotation of the cam followers relative to the rotational speed of the fly assembly. The slowed rotation of the cam followers in turn causes an end portion of the lever to move from a position adjacent a rearward portion of the fly pocket toward a forward portion of the fly pocket, thereby ejecting printed material from the fly pocket. A method of ejecting sheet-like objects such as printed material from a fly pocket by moving a portion of a lever from a position adjacent a rearward portion of the fly pocket toward a forward portion of the fly pocket is also disclosed.