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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
May. 01, 2012
Erik J. W. Schoenmakers, Venlo, NL;
Erik J. W. Schoenmakers, Venlo, NL;
OCE Technologies B.V., Venlo, NL;
Abstract
A sheet stacking device for a sheet handling system, a method and a computer program product are provided for controlling a sheet stacking device of a sheet handling system. The sheet stacking device includes at least one sheet entrance pathway for receiving incoming sheets and a sheet output unit with at least one output tray for stacking the received sheets to form a at least one stack on the at least one output tray. The sheet stacking device further includes a control unit for determining the weight of the stack on the at least one output tray and for providing a control signal if the determined weight exceeds a predetermined value, and a stack separating mechanism for distinguishing two or more stacks on the same output tray, said stack separating mechanism being controlled by the control unit to limit the weight of the distinguished stacks.