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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2000
Martin Sting, Bad Vilbel, DE;
Christian Botschek, Rodermark, DE;
Pitney Bowes Technologies GmbH, Friedberg, DE;
Abstract
In an apparatus for handling sheet-like articles, in particular in an envelope-filling station, the smoothness of running is increased, even in the case of high cycle speeds, in that a guide control means is provided so that push-in fingers, which are moved back and forth by an actuating arrangement, can be lowered and raised relative to a base plate both in the operating stroke and in the return stroke, it being the case that provided for the operating stroke is a framework-side guide part and for the return stroke is a diverter-like changeover guide part, which is actuated by the guide contact element itself and ensures in each case smooth transitions to the housing-side guide part.