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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2003
Herman G. Skadow, Park Ridge, IL (US);
Stephen R. Archer, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Thomas D. Para, Elmwood Park, IL (US);
Ramesh Pankajakshan, Chicago, IL (US);
Richard M. Szewczyk, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Herman G. Skadow, Park Ridge, IL (US);
Stephen R. Archer, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Thomas D. Para, Elmwood Park, IL (US);
Ramesh Pankajakshan, Chicago, IL (US);
Richard M. Szewczyk, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Bowe Bell + Howell Company, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A sheet feeder apparatus and method with throughput control. By varying the speed at which sheets are fed from a supply, the sheet feeder apparatus and method assures that the throughput capacity of a downstream operation is never exceeded. Speed is varied based upon the length of the sheets being fed. Furthermore, the sheet feeder apparatus can have worn components replaced quickly and by operators of minimal skill level.