Patent ID: 7191704
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A conveyor unit for conveying flat objects comprising: a collection cylinder having a circumferential surface, said collection cylinder being located after, in a direction of object travel, a cutter unit; a first endless belt extending around a portion of said collection cylinder and cooperating with said collection cylinder circumferential surface and defining a section of a conveying path; a second endless belt and a cooperating third endless belt defining a balance of said conveying path and being located intermediate said cutter unit and said collection cylinder, said first and third endless belts defining a first side of said conveying path, said second conveyor belt and said collection cylinder circumferential surface defining a second side of said conveying path; and a speed-transforming drive gear coupling each of said second and third endless belts to said collection cylinder, said speed-transforming drive gear having a gear ratio selected such that a speed of said second and third endless belts is equal to a circumferential speed of said collection cylinder, said third endless belt and said second endless belt being mechanically coupled through said drive gear.