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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2006
Hendrik Cornelis Fijnvandraat, Enschede, NL;
Hendrik Cornelis Fijnvandraat, Enschede, NL;
NEOPOST Technologies, Bagneux, FR;
Abstract
An apparatus for collecting sheets into sets, having a main supply station () and at least two insert supply stations (-). A first one of the insert supply stations (-) is arranged for supplying sheets to a first position on a conveyor track () and a second one of the insert supply stations (-) is arranged for supplying sheets to a second position on the conveyor track () downstream of the first position on the conveyor track (). The insert supply stations (-) each comprise a stacking position () arranged for collecting sheets, received piece by piece, into a stacked set and for feeding the set. At least the sheet supply track (-) of the second insert supply station is provided with a waiting position, which is arranged for receiving a set coming from the stacking position () and holding the received set in readiness while in the stacking position () a next set () is being collected.