Adjustable separator for a sheet separating device
AssigneeHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
InventorsGlen Alan Guaraldi, Mehmet Oktay Kaya
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An apparatus for separating flat products from a pile of flat products, the apparatus including a support and at least one separator for separating a product from a pile of products. The separator is movable with respect to the support and includes a curved surface for contacting an edge of the pile so that a contact point between the separator and the edge of the pile can remain fixed despite adjustments to the penetration depth of the separator.
Claims18
An apparatus for separating flat products from a pile of flat products, the apparatus comprising:
- a support;
- and
- a plurality of separators for separating a product from a pile of products, the separators being movable with respect to the support, the separators including a curved surface for contacting an edge of the pile;
- and
- a rotating block rotating about an axis, the separators being fixed to the block.
A method for separating a bottom product from a pile of products comprising the steps of:
- rotating at least one separator into the pile, the separator defining a penetration depth;
- and
- adjusting the penetration depth without altering a contact point between an edge of the pile and the separator.
An apparatus for separating flat products from a pile of flat products, the apparatus comprising:
- a support;
- and
- at least one separator for separating a product from a pile of products, the separators being movable with respect to the support, the separators including a curved surface for contacting an edge of the pile, the curved surface defining an arc, wherein the separator rotates about an axis, and the arc has a constant radius about the axis.
A method for separating flat products from a pile of flat products comprising the step of moving at least one separator for separating a product from a pile of products with respect to a support, the separator including a curved surface for contacting an edge of the pile, wherein the curved surface defines an arc of a circle about an axis, the at least separator moving by rotation about the axis.
A method for separating flat products from a pile of flat products comprising the step of moving a plurality of separators for separating a product from a pile of products with respect to a support, the separators including a curved surface for contacting an edge of the pile, the plurality of separators being fixed to a block rotating about an axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.