Patent ID: 6095517
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
Apparatus for receiving and selectively stacking cut sheets, the apparatus comprising:(a) a frame;(b) a sheet supporting member formed on said frame for supporting a stack of cut sheets; and(c) cut sheet lifting and locating assemblies mounted to said frame for selectively locating an incoming cut sheet to a bottom location of a stack of cut sheets on said sheet supporting member, said sheet lifting and locating assemblies including:(i) a first lifting assembly mounted to said frame for lifting the stack of cut sheets on said sheet supporting member;(ii) a second lifting assembly, mounted to said frame and upstream of said first lifting assembly, relative to a direction of sheet travel, for also lifting the stack of cut sheets on said sheet supporting member, said second lifting assembly being mounted so as to lift the stack of cut sheets off of said first lifting assembly to allow an incoming sheet to be fed partially past said first lifting assembly, and into a bottom location of the stack; and(iii) means for feeding the incoming sheet past said second lifting assembly and said first lifting assembly, and into a bottom location of the stack of cut sheets on said sheet supporting member.