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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven Michael Hosking, Hampshire, GB;
Martin Christopher Knapp, Hants, GB;
Assignee:
De la Rue International Limited, Basingstoke, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/02 ; B65H 9/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/02 ; B65H 9/04 ;
Abstract
A document alignment system comprises a feed system (,), defining an elongate path, for feeding documents along the path. The feed system is adjustable to vary the orientation of the elongate path in a lateral plain so as to cause a document to undergo a corresponding lateral shift as it is moved along the path. A detector (,) detects the lateral position of a document upstream of the elongate path. A control system (,′) is responsive to the detector (,) to adjust the feed system (,) so that the document undergoes a desired amount of lateral movement as it is moved along the elongate path.