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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
May. 06, 2016
Wolfgang Muhl, Hohen Neuendorf, DE;
Wolfgang Muhl, Hohen Neuendorf, DE;
Francotyp-Postalia GmbH, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
A transport module for flat items comprising at least one transport element borne in a transport element carrier having a drive shaft is designed for installation in a station of an item processing system and, after installation, is borne rotatably around an axis of the drive shaft. It is one of multiple transport modules of an identical design. The transport element has, on one side, a lower friction coefficient than on the other side of an equator and is driven by the drive shaft via transmission means of the transport module. The transport element carrier carries the transmission means of the transport module and has a spring assembly allowing it to be shifted in the direction of gravity and contrary to it.