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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl P. Schaefer, Brookfield, WI (US);
Ingermar S. d'Agrella, Sussex, WI (US);
Assignee:
Quad/Tech, Inc., Sussex, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/34 ;
Abstract
Provided is a sheet diverter for directing signatures moving in serial fashion along a path to one of a plurality of collation paths. The sheet diverter includes a non-uniform angular velocity drive mechanism, the function of which is to improve the collation process such that the quality of signatures is improved as the signatures move along one of the plurality of collation paths and to increase the speed of the folder.