Patent ID: 9296577
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: B65H

Claim Text:
1. A supplement feeder system for flat objects comprising: a receiving device having a stack compartment for receiving a stack of flat objects; the stack compartment having a front contact region against which a front edge of the stack rests and the stack compartment further having a base on which the stack rests, the base adjustably inclined relative to a horizontal plane and the base is formed by a pivotable grate or a pivotable plate; and a takeoff device for removing individual flat objects from the stack, the takeoff device configured to take off the lowermost object from the stack with a predetermined cycle frequency F; wherein the stack compartment has guiding elements for guiding and shaping the stack, the guiding elements comprising a stack shoe arranged at a rear edge of the stack to guide the stack in a direction of the front contact region of the stack compartment; and wherein at least one of the guiding elements is coupled with a knocking unit, the knocking unit transmitting a discrete knock impact onto the at least one of the guiding elements coupled thereto, the knocking unit configured to transmit a discrete knock impact onto the at least one of the guiding element coupled thereto with a predetermined repetition rate f which is smaller than the cycle frequency F with which the takeoff device is taking off objects from the stack.