Patent ID: 6454257
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
An apparatus for aligning sheet articles in a stream carried on a conveyor surface moving at a predetermined speed, said apparatus comprising:a first guide member having an endless vertical conveying belt adapted to be fixedly positioned relative to one edge of said stream of articles for guiding said stream of articles; a second guide member having an endless vertical conveying belt moving at said predetermined speed, said second guide member positioned adjacent an opposite edge of said stream, said second guide member having a fixed end and an oscillating end, said oscillating end oscillating between a reference position and a thrown position; and a means for driving said endless belts in the direction of flow of said stream and at said predetermined speed, said driving means further providing for said oscillation whereby when said stream passes between said guide members and said oscillating end of said second guide member is in said thrown position, said stream is urged into alignment.