Patent ID: 6105958
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A sheet collecting device for selectively collecting sheets of different dimensions on supports, comprising:a number of supports located above one another;a sheet feed path extending as far as the supports; andguide means for leading a sheet from the sheet feed path to a selected support;every support being movable between a first collection position and a second collection position, the collection positions being displaced a predetermined distance in relation to each other in a direction at right angles to the direction in which a sheet is fed onto the support;wherein every support located below an uppermost support is adjustably movable between the collection positions in which sheets of different dimensions can be collected on said support and extraction positions in which collected sheets can be extracted from said support;said collection positions and the extraction position lie on a straight line;every support located below the uppermost support is provided with a coupling for linking every support located below the uppermost support with a block which is movable back and forth over a distance corresponding to the distance between the first collection position and the second collection position and for automatic disconnection of the support from the block when the support is moved to its extraction position.