Patent ID: 9611112
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B07C,B65H

Claim:
1. A storage module comprising a storage zone for storing flat articles by accumulation in a stack and on edge, a main conveyor that extends transversely to the storage zone, a secondary conveyor for transferring an article from the main conveyor to the storage zone and for stacking the article at the back of the stack of articles in the storage zone, and an unstacking plate for extracting an article from the back of the stack of articles and for transferring the article to the main conveyor, wherein the unstacking plate comprises a perforated belt and controlled suction, said unstacking plate being disposed between the main conveyor and the storage zone, said unstacking plate having a first segment parallel to the stack of articles and a second segment that is adjacent to the first segment and that extends slantwise relative to the first segment, said controlled suction being disposed in the slantwise second segment of the unstacking plate.