Patent ID: 7300051
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A deliverer for a sheeter, the deliverer comprising: a first set of vacuum belts, each belt within the first set having a pair of ends with a pulley at each end, and a plurality of apertures defined along the belts, and a vacuum chamber disposed below top surfaces of the first set of vacuum belts, structured to provide a suction through the apertures; a vacuum roller disposed adjacent to one end of the first set of vacuum belts and substantially parallel to the pulleys of the first set of vacuum belts, the vacuum roller defining a pair of ends, a hollow interior, and at least one row of apertures, each row of apertures extending axially down a length of the vacuum roller, the vacuum roller further comprising a vacuum fitting in communication with the hollow interior; a second set of vacuum belts disposed adjacent to the vacuum roller and coplanar with the first set of vacuum belts, each belt within the second set having a pair of ends with a pulley at each end, and a plurality of apertures defined along the belts; and a rippler disposed between at least some of the first set of vacuum belts, the rippler defining a ridge structured to cause a paper passing over the rippler to develop a ripple substantially parallel to a direction of movement within the deliverer, wherein the rippler is an elongated member having a hook for securing the rippler to a top plate of the deliverer.