Adjustable sheet feeder - RAPKIN ALAN EARL

Title:

Adjustable sheet feeder

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2005095239

Kind Code:

B1

Abstract:

According to an aspect of the invention an adjustable sheet feeder (10) for use in an apparatus for feeding sheets from the top of a sheet supply stack (20) is shown. The sheet supply stack (20) has a center (22) and marginal edges (24), each having a top. The adjustable sheet feeder (10) comprises a sheet supply stack support (30), a sheet feed head assembly (40), a curl sensing device (50) which senses the position of the stack edges relative (25) to the position of the stack center top (23) and provides feedback, an adjustment device (60), and a feed back display (70) which displays the curl sensing device feedback. The adjustment device (60) adjusts the position of the stack center top (23) relative to the position of the stack marginal edges top (25) based on the curl sensing device feedback.

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Inventors:

RAPKIN ALAN EARL (US)
DOBBERTIN MICHAEL THOMAS (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2005/010703

Publication Date:

May 11, 2006

Filing Date:

March 29, 2005

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Assignee:

RAPKIN ALAN EARL (US)
DOBBERTIN MICHAEL THOMAS (US)
EASTMAN KODAK CO (US)

International Classes:

B65H1/04

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