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Separation member return means for use in recirculating feeders |
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Separation member return means for use in recirculating feeders
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Hunt |
| Date Issued: |
November 1, 1977 |
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05/781,812 |
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March 28, 1977 |
| Inventors: |
Hunt; William Edward (Rochester, NY)
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355/50; 355/66 |
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G03B 27/62 |
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| Abstract: |
a recirculating feeder adapted to be coupled to a copier is set forth which employs a separator member that initially engages the top document sheet of a multi-sheet document in a tray and incrementally moves downwardly under the influence of gravity as individual document sheets are fed from the bottom of the multi-sheet document to the copier exposure platen and returned to the top of the multi-sheet document in the tray. After the sheet initially engaged by the separator member is fed, the separator member moves downwardly to be spaced from the tray and a motor control circuit is activated which energizes a motor. The energized motor drives the separator member towards return engagement with the top document sheet of the multi-sheet document in the tray. Prior to the separator member returning to such engagement, the control circuit de-energizes the motor and connects it to a dynamic brake circuit which retards the rotation of the motor and movement of the separator member to the extent that the separator member gently re-engages the top document sheet, and does not damage it. |
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