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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Andreas Müller, Heidelberg, DE;
Burkhard Wolf, Dossenheim, DE;
Inventors:
Andreas Müller, Heidelberg, DE;
Burkhard Wolf, Dossenheim, DE;
Assignee:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and an apparatus are provided to convey and align sheets being fed to a processing machine. In the event of a machine 'stop,' a sheet, which has been separated from an overlapping stream, is conveyed back into the overlapping stream by raising the rear sheet edge with a mechanical or pneumatic device.