Patent ID: 8459929
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: B65G,B65H

Abstract:
1. A flat-article loader device comprising a storage tower for receiving flat articles, wherein the flat articles are separated into a plurality of independent stacks that are superposed one above another and that are held by a plurality of support means, control means being provided for successively releasing, by gravity, each of said independent stacks separated in this way, said support means comprising a paddle disposed on one of the sides of said stack of flat articles, it being possible for said paddle to retract horizontally from a support position to a retracted position under the action of rotation of a toothed wheel to which said paddle is connected via a mechanism of the crank and connecting rod type, said retracted position making it possible for said stack of flat articles to be released by gravity, and wherein said toothed wheel is caused to move in rotation by said control means, via a motor driven belt, as a function of the state of a presence sensor for sensing presence of the flat articles.