Patent ID: 6186493
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B31B

Abstract:
An apparatus for supplying a plurality of box sheets, said apparatus comprising:at least one first belt which is movable in a predetermined direction;at least one second belt which is movable in the predetermined direction of said at least one first belt, wherein a first coefficient of friction between the plurality of box sheets and said at least one second belt is greater than a second coefficient of friction between the plurality of box sheets and said at least one first belt so that the box sheets are not carried and sent away from the shutter when said at least one second belt is not moving, and the box sheets are carried and sent away from the shutter one sheet at a time when said at least one second belt is moving;a shutter located above at least one of said at least one first belt or said at least one second belt so that only one of the plurality of box sheets can be supplied beneath the shutter at a time; anda control system for controlling an operation of said at least one second belt.