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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2000
Michael T. Dobbertin, Honeoye, NY (US);
Henry P. Mitchell, Jr., Webster, NY (US);
Michael T. Dobbertin, Honeoye, NY (US);
Henry P. Mitchell, Jr., Webster, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a vacuum corrugated belt feeder with positive air pressure-separator during a feed cycle wherein the vacuum and the positive pressure air are controlled by a vacuum valve and a positive air pressure valve respectively, wherein the paper is taken away by a belt which is activated when a feed clutch is energized, comprising actuating the vacuum at the start of the feed cycle and de-actuated the vacuum when the feed clutch is de-energized, and pulsing the positive air pressure separator by actuating and de-actuating the positive air pressure separator during the feed cycle.