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US 5,180,357 AGranted
Buckle chute paper stop adjustment mechanism
AssigneePitney Bowes Inc.
InventorJoseph H. Marzullo
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Abstract
A mechanism for adjusting the location of paper stops in folding machine buckle chutes is provided, employing a dual rack and pinion arrangement that is accessible from the side of the machine. The racks may be aligned during assembly to remove skew with respect to the paper path. The mechanism is reliable, low in cost, and allows simple and accurate adjustment of paper stops.
Claims8
In a folding machine buckle chute comprising:
- a first side wall having lateral edges, a second sidewall having lateral edges and being spaced from and substantially parallel to the first sidewall and forming a paper channel between and a paper stop having at least one member projecting substantially perpendicularly from a position along one of said sidewalls across said channel toward the other of said sidewalls, a paper stop adjustment mechanism comprising:
- translation means coupled to said paper stop for fixing said carrier means to said one of said sidewalls and for translating said paper stop along said one of said sidewalls parallel to said lateral edges, and
- actuation means linked to said translation means for actuating said translation means from one of said lateral edges to translate said paper stop along said sidewall to position said stop where desired, wherein said translation means includes a first rack and pinion means having a first rack and a first gear for translating said paper stop;
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- a first housing in which said first gear is disposed for engaging said first rack, said first housing having a portion defining a first slot for holding one end of said paper stop.
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