Patent ID: 6179286
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A sheet receiving and stacking apparatus including: an infeed for receiving sheets sequentially fed thereto with the printed sides facing upwardly, means for vertically elevating the trailing end of successive sheets and progressively moving the successive sheets upwardly to form a stack of fed sheets with the first fed sheet and all successive sheets of the stack on top with the printed sides facing upwardly, wherein said means includes a set of endlessly arranged rollers, having upper and lower runs, and said infeed includes a tray between said runs for supporting successively fed sheets thereon with the trailing end of each sheet disposed for engagement by a roller moving from said lower run towards said upper run, and including means for rotating the rollers of said upper run in a direction tending to reverse movement of the sheet in contact with the top of said upper rollers.