Patent ID: 7625329

Claim:
A flat object transport system comprising: (a) A fixed position processing device for an application treatment of a moving flat object from said fixed position during a treating operation of the device wherein the fixed position is selectively adjustable between operations to accommodate different flat objects but in which the flat object being treated moves and the processing device remains still during said treating operation; (b) A flat object transport carriage for carrying a flat object to be processed past said fixed position processing device; and (c) a reciprocating transport mechanism having a position and velocity control system further comprising: 1) a rotary eccentric drive cam for driving said reciprocating transport mechanism; 2) a crank lever connected between said rotary eccentric drive cam and said transport carriage; and 3) a pair of opposed spaced flat plates having cams of common profile connected to accommodate a pair of followers on said transport carriage to control the relative position of the transport carriage during reciprocal motion thereof, the profile defined by said flat plate cams being such that a flat object transported by said transport carriage maintains a fixed gap and speed in passing said fixed position processing device.