Roller gap setting system

For use in transporting a packet containing from one to a plurality of pages, a dynamic roller positioning system for adjusting a packet receiving gap between two packet transporting rollers, comprising:

• a) a housing;
• b) a first roller mounted in said housing with a fixed position for rotation and having an outer packet contacting surface;
• c) a second roller mounted in said housing with a variable position for rotation and having an outer packet contacting surface and a central axle with first and second ends, wherein a gap with variable dimensions separates said first and second roller outer packet contacting surfaces;
• d) gap setting means for setting by steps said first and second rollers to a selected gap dimension;
• e) control means for actuating said gap setting means for each packet;
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• f) a database utilized by said control means, whereby said control means utilizes a page count for each packet found in said database to signal said gap setting means to produce an appropriate gap dimension to receive that said packet.

For use in transporting a packet containing from one to a plurality of pages, a dynamic roller positioning system for adjusting a packet receiving gap between two packet transporting rollers, comprising:

• a) a housing;
• b) a first roller mounted in said housing with a fixed position for rotation and having an outer packet contacting surface;
• c) a second roller mounted in said housing with a variable position for rotation and having an outer packet contacting surface and a central axle with first and second ends, wherein a gap with variable dimensions separates said first and second roller outer packet contacting surfaces;
• d) gap setting means for setting said first and second rollers to a selected gap dimension, wherein said gap setting means comprises:
• a reference base for aligning said gap setting means;
• an adjustment lever with first and second ends and a pivot attachment point, wherein said adjustment lever is pivotally secured to said reference base at said pivot attachment point;
• a rigid linkage between said adjustment lever second end and said second roller, whereby when said adjustment lever pivots on said reference base said gap dimensions are set;
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• means for positioning said adjustment lever to set said gap dimensions as instructed by a computer control means;
• e) said computer control means actuating said gap setting means for each packet;
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• f) a database utilized by said computer control means, whereby said computer control means utilizes a page count for each packet found in said database to signal said flap setting means to produce an appropriate gap dimension to receive that said packet.