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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
May. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Uwe Hermann Goldbeck, Kiel, DE;
Dirk Dobrindt, Klausdorf/Schwentine, DE;
Assignee:
NexPress Solutions LLC, Chester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 1/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 1/18 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a stack height determination mechanism ( ) for a stack ( ) consisting of flat material ( ) with at least one sensor ( ) to determine stack height and a stack height control mechanism. Exact determination of the stack height, especially in order to exactly position the stack for the next delivery of material ( ), is achieved in that a flat element ( ) to determine the height of the stack ( ) is brought into a bearing position ( ) on the stack and that this bearing position ( ) is determined by at least one sensor ( ).