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US 4,232,860 AGranted
Paper feeder
AssigneeAutomecha Ltd.
InventorFrank H. Brown
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Abstract
A top-load, bottom-feed friction feeder which includes a power source having connected thereto a main feed wheel and an eccentric wheel. A stone wheel is located adjacent the main feed wheel. The stone wheel can be adjusted and the feeder can continuously feed pieces which have a wide variety of sizes, stocks and orientations.
Claims13
A friction feeder comprising:
- a base;
- a feed tray on said base;
- a paper stop assembly releasably mounted on said base;
- a main feed wheel assembly mounted on said base adjacent said feed tray;
- a stone wheel assembly mounted on said base to be adjacent said feed wheel assembly for accepting paper from said feed tray to move such paper from said feed tray, said stone wheel assembly including a mounting shaft;
- an eccentric wheel assembly mounted on said base adjacent said feed tray and including a drive shaft mounted on said base and a wheel eccentrically mounted on said drive shaft to contact paper contained in said feed tray in a manner which lifts a portion of that paper from said feed tray to define a bulge in that paper and cause a leading edge of such paper to tilt with respect to a vertical orientation;
- a drive means connected to said eccentric wheel assembly and to said main feed wheel assembly for driving those two assemblies;
- and
- adjusting means for adjusting the location of said stone wheel assembly with respect to said main feed wheel assembly to define a gap between such assemblies of a predetermined size, said adjusting means including a crank and an adjusting rod on each end of said stone wheel mounting shaft and connecting means connecting said adjusting rods together so that rotation of one adjusting rod causes rotation of the other adjusting rod.
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