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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2015
Oce-technologies B.v., Venlo, NL;
Johannes H. L. Smeyers, Venlo, NL;
Antonius G. H. Albers, Venlo, NL;
Roy H. R. Jacobs, Venlo, NL;
Cornelius M. F. Janssen, Venlo, NL;
Reinoldus F. Winarto, Venlo, NL;
Ernest J. J. Clevers, Venlo, NL;
OCE-TECHNOLOGIES B.V., Venlo, NL;
Abstract
The present invention provides a conveyor mechanism for conveying sheets. The conveyor mechanism comprises a movable conveyor body, a drive mechanism, and an adjustment system configured to detect and correct skewing of the conveyor body, comprising one or more markers provided on or in the conveyor body, a sensor arrangement for detecting each marker at two or more discrete positions, and a processor to determine the skewing of the conveyor body. The conveyor body and the drive mechanism of the conveyor mechanism are mounted on a movable conveyor frame, and the adjustment system includes a frame shifting device comprising one or one or more actuator for shifting or moving the conveyor frame relative to a fixed framework. The invention also provides a related method of correcting skewing in a conveyor mechanism for conveying sheets along a transport path.