90 degree paper feed transition module
First Claim
1. A sheet transition module positioned with respect to a first and second device for moving sheets received from the first device to the second device, comprising:
- a sheet support surface;
a non-adjustable, fixedly positioned registration edge positioned at a rear edge of said sheet support surface for registering sheets individually;
a fixedly positioned sheet transport for transporting the sheets received from the first device into said fixedly positioned registration edge; and
fixedly positioned feed rolls activated for one revolution after each sheet is registered against said registration edge in order to feed each sheet into the second device.
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Abstract
A transition module adapted to accept copy sheet input from an input feeder short edge first and feed the copy sheets long edge first to the main paper path of a processing apparatus. The transition module includes a belt-on-belt transport to move copy sheets into the transition module from, for example, the output of a third party feeder. The sheets are fed to the belt-on-belt transport and driven against a registration edge. The belts are continuously running and provide enough drive force to move the sheets to the registration edge, but not enough to overdrive the sheets or cause buckling. Once each sheet is registered, double `D` rolls are activated for one revolution to pull the sheet from the belts and feed it to an exit nip located downstream from the `D` rolls.
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20 Claims
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1. A sheet transition module positioned with respect to a first and second device for moving sheets received from the first device to the second device, comprising:
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a sheet support surface; a non-adjustable, fixedly positioned registration edge positioned at a rear edge of said sheet support surface for registering sheets individually; a fixedly positioned sheet transport for transporting the sheets received from the first device into said fixedly positioned registration edge; and fixedly positioned feed rolls activated for one revolution after each sheet is registered against said registration edge in order to feed each sheet into the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A copier/printer adapted to place page image information onto copy sheets fed to the copier/printer from a high speed feeder including a transition module adapted to receive copy sheets from the high speed feeder and feed the copy sheets into the copier/printer, said transition module comprising:
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means for receiving copy sheets individually from the high speed feeder through a first path; means for driving each copy sheet out of said transition module through a second path and into the copier/printer; and wherein said transition module includes means for feeding one copy sheet into the copier/printer while simultaneously receiving a second copy sheet on top of the copy sheet being fed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A sheet transition module positioned with respect to a first and second device for moving sheets received from the first device to the second device, comprising:
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a sheet support surface; a registration edge positioned at one edge of said sheet support surface for registering sheets individually; a belt-on-belt sheet transport for transporting the sheets received from the first device into said registration edge, said belt-on-belt sheet transport including only superposed belts; means for corrugating each sheet as it is driven by said belt-on-belt transport; and feed rolls activated for one revolution after each sheet is registered against said registration edge in order to feed each sheet into the second device.
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