Sheet stack divider
First Claim
1. A layboy mechanism for the continuous stacking and delivery of batches of sheet material received from a delivery mechanism and comprising means for continuously assembling sheets into a downwardly moving stack, divider means downwardly movable with the stack for dividing the stack as it is formed into batches containing a predetermined number of sheets, auxiliary support means which move between an operative support position and an inoperative position clear of the stack, means for operating said divider means to cause an opening between the lowermost batch and a batch above it to enable the auxiliary support means to enter the stack at said opening, and means for removing said lowermost batch whilst the remainder of the stack above it is supported by said auxiliary support means.
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Abstract
A layboy mechanism for the continuous stacking and delivery of batches of sheet material received from a delivery mechanism and comprising means for continuously receiving cut sheets and forming them into a downwardly moving stack, divider means for dividing the stack into batches containing a predetermined number of sheets, and means for removing the lowermost batch while the remainder of the stack above it is supported by auxiliary support means which move between an operative support position and an inoperative position clear of the stack.
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- 1. A layboy mechanism for the continuous stacking and delivery of batches of sheet material received from a delivery mechanism and comprising means for continuously assembling sheets into a downwardly moving stack, divider means downwardly movable with the stack for dividing the stack as it is formed into batches containing a predetermined number of sheets, auxiliary support means which move between an operative support position and an inoperative position clear of the stack, means for operating said divider means to cause an opening between the lowermost batch and a batch above it to enable the auxiliary support means to enter the stack at said opening, and means for removing said lowermost batch whilst the remainder of the stack above it is supported by said auxiliary support means.
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