Apparatus for feeding a strip of continuous forms
AssigneesHitachi, Ltd., Japan Air Lines Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakamasa Namba, Hidekata Yanagawa, Nobuo Fujimoto, Takehiko Mori, Takayoshi Yamada
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Abstract
In feeding a strip of continuous forms including forms arranged in a plurality of layers and having a plurality of series of perforations extending widthwise of the strip and arranged at regular intervals lengthwise of the strip, the strip is bent at one of the series of perforations to provide a bent portion, and a member is located inwardly of the bent portion of the strip for movement toward and away from the bent portion of the strip. When the member is brought into contact with the bent portion of the strip, the upper and lower layers of the strip are brought into alignment with one another through the series of perforations.
Claims5
An apparatus for feeding a strip of continuous forms including forms arranged in at least two layers and having a plurality of series of perforations extending widthwise of the strip and arranged at regular intervals lengthwise of the strip, comprising:
- a. a guide formed with a bend for forming a bent portion in said strip in a position corresponding to one of said plurality of series of perforations;
- b. a member located inwardly of the bent portion of said strip;
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- c. drive means for moving at least one of said guide and said member relative to the other to bring the bent portion of the strip into contact with the member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.