Apparatus for feeding sheetlike material

An apparatus for feeding sheetlike material from a stack, comprising a holder for receiving a stack of sheetlike material with a platform for supporting the stack and opposed side guides for guiding sheetlike material of the stack in a feeding direction, at least one of said side guides being displaceable relative to the other one, and a structure for feeding sheetlike material of the stack, wherein at least one of said side guides is movable between a working position projecting with respect to the platform for guiding sheets in a working area and a filling position in which said working area is at least partly cleared for passing therethrough sheets to be placed in the holder, wherein said at least one of said side guides is reciprocally pivotable between said filling position and said working position about a pivoting axis substantially directed in the feeding direction, and wherein said pivoting axis is located close to or under a plane defined by said platform.

An apparatus for feeding sheetlike material from a stack, comprising a holder for receiving a stack of sheetlike material with a platform for supporting the stack and opposed side guides for guiding sheetlike material of the stack in a feeding direction, at least one of said side guides being displaceable relative to the other one, and a structure for feeding sheetlike material of the stack, wherein at least one of said side guides is movable between a working position projecting with respect to the platform for guiding sheets in a working area and a filling position in which said working area is at least partly cleared for passing therethrough sheets to be placed in the holder, wherein said at least one of said side guides is reciprocally pivotable between said filling position and said working position about a pivoting axis directed substantially transversely to said platform in a downstream area of said holder.

An apparatus for feeding sheetlike material from a stack, comprising a holder for receiving a stack of sheetlike material with a platform for supporting the stack and opposed side guides for guiding sheetlike material of the stack in a feeding direction, at least one of said side guides being displaceable relative to the other one, and a structure for feeding sheetlike material of the stack, wherein at least one of said side guides is movable between a working position projecting with respect to the platform for guiding sheets in a working area and a filling position in which said working area is at least partly cleared for passing therethrough sheets to be placed in the holder, further comprising a feeding conveyor remote from the platform for engagement, in a working area, of an uppermost sheet of the stack and wherein said at least one of said side guides is coupled to said feeding conveyor for displacing said feeding conveyor away from said platform outside of said working area, in response to bringing said at least one of said side guides to said filling position.

An apparatus for feeding sheetlike material from a stack, comprising a holder for receiving a stack of sheetlike material with a platform for supporting the stack and opposed side guides for guiding sheetlike material of the stack in a feeding direction, at least one of said side guides being displaceable relative to the other one, and a structure for feeding sheetlike material of the stack, wherein at least one of said side guides is movable between a working position projecting with respect to the platform for guiding sheets in a working area and a filling position in which said working area is at least partly cleared for passing therethrough sheets to be placed in the holder, further comprising a sensor and a signaling circuit coupled to said side guide for operating said signaling circuit in response to bringing said at least one of said side guides to said filling position.