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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2000
Ronald Peter Hubertus in 't Zandt, Sevenum, NL;
Lodewijk Tarcisius Holtman, Venlo, NL;
Johan Eric Ernestus Smit, Melick, NL;
René François Albert Collard, Gennep, NL;
Other;
Abstract
A sheet deposition device for the deposition of printed sheets on superimposed supports, where each support is provided with its own drive means for moving said support up and down between a deposition position, in which sheets can be deposited on that support, and a parking position, in which sheet deposition is not possible. Each support is also provided with detection means for detecting an obstacle in the space directly therebeneath, for example, sheets on a support directly therebeneath, said detection means delivering a first detection signal when the distance between the support provided with said detection means and an obstacle directly therebeneath is greater than a predetermined amount and said detection means delivering a second detection signal when said distance is equal to said predetermined amount. A control device in response to the reception of a first detection signal makes the drive means capable of activation for moving towards one another the supports between which are situated the detection means delivering the first detection signal and deactivates the drive means in response to the reception of a second detection signal.