Conveyor for printed sheet material with air assisted drop
AssigneeHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
InventorsGlen Caron, Glenn Guaraldi, Richard Meyer
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Abstract
A sheet material conveyor includes a pocket conveyor with at least one moving pocket for collecting printed sheet material, the pocket conveyor having a release area for releasing the printing sheet material in the pocket. The sheet material conveyor also includes an air supply device providing air to the pocket at the release area. A pocket with air supply holes and a method for releasing printed sheet material using pressurized air is also provided.
Claims15
A sheet material conveyor comprising:
- a pocket conveyor with at least one moving pocket for collecting printed sheet material, the pocket conveyor having a release area for releasing the printing sheet material in the pocket;
- and
- an air supply device providing air to the pocket at the release area.
A printed sheet material pocket comprising:
- a collect wall, the collect wall having a plurality of air holes for providing pressurized air to printed sheet material collected on the collect wall;
- and
- a releasable foot.
A method for transferring printed sheet material from a pocket conveyor, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing pressurized air to the printed sheet material;
- and
- releasing the printed sheet material from the pocket while the pressurized air is being provided.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.