Apparatus for buffering, turning over, folding and orientating forms
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1. A module for processing printed sheets that are output from a printer, comprising:
- an input receiving the printed sheets from the printer;
a buffering and flipping section capable of holding and flipping a plurality of the printed sheets;
a folder capable of folding each printed sheet, said folder being located downstream from said buffering and flipping section;
a reorientating section for reorientating each printed sheet, said reorientating section being located downstream from said buffering and flipping section;
a guide downstream of said buffering and flipping section for selectively guiding the printed sheets to either said folder or said reoreintating section; and
an output position receiving each printed sheet from the reorientating section.
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Abstract
A modular apparatus for processing printed sheets that are output from a high speed printer of a card processing system. The modular apparatus is capable of buffering or storing the sheets that are in progress in the printer when the system is stopped or paused, flips them so that they face upward, folds the sheets if necessary, and reorientates the sheets so that all sheets exit the module in the same orientation for further processing by the next module.
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18 Claims
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1. A module for processing printed sheets that are output from a printer, comprising:
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an input receiving the printed sheets from the printer; a buffering and flipping section capable of holding and flipping a plurality of the printed sheets; a folder capable of folding each printed sheet, said folder being located downstream from said buffering and flipping section; a reorientating section for reorientating each printed sheet, said reorientating section being located downstream from said buffering and flipping section; a guide downstream of said buffering and flipping section for selectively guiding the printed sheets to either said folder or said reoreintating section; and an output position receiving each printed sheet from the reorientating section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for processing printed sheets, comprising:
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a buffering section capable of holding a plurality of the printed sheets, said buffering section including a pair of generally parallel, spaced apart buffer plates defining a buffer space therebetween for receiving the plurality of printed sheets and a buffer wheel adjacent the buffer plates and adapted for engagement with an edge of each of the plurality of sheets held within the buffer space for separating the edges of the plurality of printed sheets; a folder capable of folding each printed sheet, said folder being located downstream from said buffering section; a reorientating section receiving the printed sheets and capable of reorientating the printed sheets, said reorientating section being located downstream from said buffering section; and a guide downstream of said buffering section for selectively guiding the printed sheets to either said folder or said reorientating section. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for processing printed sheets, comprising:
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a buffering section capable of holding a plurality of the printed sheets; a buckle folder capable of folding the printed sheets, said buckle folder being located downstream from said buffering section; a reorientating section receiving the printed sheets, said reorientating section being located downstream from said buffering section, and the printed sheets entering said reorientating section in a first direction, and the reorientating section includes means for rotating the printed sheets and means for moving the printed sheets in a direction transverse to the first direction; and an adjustable guide downstream of said buffering and flipping section, said guide having a first position at which the printed sheets are guided to the buckle folder and a second position at which the printed sheets are guided to the reorientating section.
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