Apparatus for manipulating sheets or webs of paper
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United States of America Patent
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Aug 15, 1995
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N/A
app pub date -
Jul 8, 1994
filing date -
Aug 3, 1991
priority date (Note) -
Expired
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Importance
Abstract
Apparatus for manipulating streams of discrete sheets or webs of coherent sheets has a frame for a carriage which supports several tools for depression, alignment, orientation, stoppage, severing, flexing and/or other manipulation of sheets. At least some of the tools are adjustable in or counter to the direction of advancement of sheets and/or transversely of the direction of advancement of sheets in order to change the setup for the manipulation of different sheets or for a different manipulation of sheets. The operation of the parts which serve to adjust the tools can be automated, and such parts comprise a locating device which is movable longitudinally or transversely of the path for the sheets or web and can be coupled to two or more discrete distancing elements which are affixed to or form part of holders for the tools. The locating device is movable with as well as relative to a carriage which is movable in and counter to the direction of advancement of sheets or web toward a stacking, severing or other treating station.
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