Paper dispensing mechanism
AssigneeGBR Systems Corporation
InventorAndrew Bakodledis
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Abstract
An article dispensing mechanism in which a plurality of stacks are mounted on a platform. Each has a plurality of articles such as paper sheets. The platform is moved from an article feeding position to a non-feeding position. An article feeding mechanism is mounted above a stack at the article feeding position. The article feeding mechanism feeds an article from the top of a stack at said article feeding position. When a stack at the article feeding position is devoid of articles, the platform is moved from the feeding position to the non-feeding position to present another stack to the feeding position.
Claims24
An article dispensing mechanism comprising a platform, a plurality of stacks mounted on said platform, each of said stacks having a plurality of articles therein, means for moving the platform from an article feeding position to a non-feeding position, an article feeding mechanism mounted above a stack at said article feeding position, said article feeding mechanism having means to feed an article from the top of a stack at said article feeding position, means for detecting when a stack at said article feeding position is devoid of articles, means responsive to said detecting means for moving said platform from said feeding position to said non-feeding position and to present another stack to said feeding position, means are provided to raise the articles in the stack after the article at the top of a stack has been fed by the article feeding mechanism, said raising means comprises an elevator on said platform on which a stack is mounted and wherein means are provided to raise said elevator after an article has been fed from the top of the stack, an elevator block is operatively connected to said elevator and wherein an elevator screw is provided which is operatively connected to said elevator block.
An article dispensing mechanism comprising a platform for receiving article, a plurality of stacks having a plurality of articles therein, means for moving the platform from an article feeding position to a non-feeding position, an article feeding mechanism mounted at said article feeding position, means for detecting when a stack at said article feeding position is devoid of articles, means responsive to said detecting means for moving said platform from said feeding position to said non-feeding position and to present another stack to said feeding position, means are provided to raise articles in a stack after one article on top of a stack has been fed by the article feeding mechanism, said raising means comprises an elevator on said platform for receiving a stack and wherein means are provided to raise the elevator after an article has been fed from the top of a stack, an elevator block is operatively connected to said elevator and wherein an elevator screw is provided which is operatively connected to said elevator block.
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