A Sheet-Handling Mechanism Using a Tape and Drum
Tadashi SATOU, Kazushi Yoshida, Yasunari NIIOKA · The proceedings of the JSME annual meeting · 2003
A sheet-handling mechanism that can take in and discharge various-sized sheets has been developed. The mechanism has a simple structure consisting of a drum, a reel, and a tape between them. It takes in sheets by winding the tape and the sheets around the drum together, and it discharges sheets by rewinding the tape. When various-sized sheets are wound on the drum, only the middle surface of the drum is close to any part of the sheets in the radial direction of the drum. Therefore, a single tape wound around the middle of the drum enables the mechanism to take in various-sized sheets. A sheet-handling test was performed under various feed conditions and showed that sheet-handling mechanism can handle various-sized sheets.