Sheet handling using a ramp and grippers on an endless belt

An apparatus and method transport a sheet on a tray. In one embodiment, feet carried by an endless member contact a bottom and edge of the sheet to move the sheet off of the tray. In one embodiment, the sheet is arced while it is being engaged by the feet.

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Hauptverfasser: Dangelewicz, John A, Kersey, Kevin T, Carlin, Timothy J, Schmid, Geoffrey F, Novick, Michael A
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus and method transport a sheet on a tray. In one embodiment, feet carried by an endless member contact a bottom and edge of the sheet to move the sheet off of the tray. In one embodiment, the sheet is arced while it is being engaged by the feet.