Transport system
AssigneeNeopost Technologies
InventorsJohn BROWN, Damon SMITH, Harinder BAHRA, David DRONSFIELD
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Abstract
A method for controlling a variable speed transport system for moving a plurality of documentary items at a predetermined speed, acceleration and deceleration the method comprising: determining a mass of each pack of documents; using the determined mass to determine a maximum speed, acceleration and deceleration; and adjusting the predetermined speed acceleration and deceleration in dependence upon the determined maximum speed, acceleration and deceleration.
Claims16
A method for controlling a variable speed transport system in a paper handling apparatus for moving a plurality of packs of document items, the method comprising:
- determining a mass of each item;
- using the determined mass to derive a maximum speed of transport for each item;
- and
- adjusting the speed of transport in dependence upon the determined maximum speed
- wherein the mass of each item is determined from a setting of a separator module in the paper handling apparatus.
A variable speed transport system for moving a plurality of document items in a paper handling apparatus, the system comprising:
- a module for determining a mass of a document item from a setting of a separator module in a paper handling apparatus;
- a module for using the determined mass to derive a maximum speed for that item of transport;
- and
- a module for adjusting the speed of transport of that item in dependence upon the derived maximum speed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.