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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1999
Ulrich Mylaeus, München, DE;
Kurt Schübel, Planegg, DE;
Dirk Müller, München, DE;
Giesecke & Devrient GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
The apparatus has an input pocket into which a stack of sheets is inserted. At least the sheet to be picked from the stack by the picking device is transported by means of a feed device to a picking device which then picks one sheet from the stack at a time. To improve singling quality, a presingling device is provided which first transports only part of the stack to the picking device. In order to ensure that stacks of different-sized sheet material are singled reliably, an aligning device is provided which transports at least the sheet to be picked from the stack in the direction of a defined stop and thus aligns the sheet against said stop. The aligning device preferably cooperates alternatingly with the feed device. To increase singling reliability, a pressure plate is provided in the presingling device for acting upon the presingled partial stack with a certain pressure.