Delivering or advancing articles from machines Advancing articles to or into piles

BPERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING B65Thin material handling B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL

B65H29/00Delivering or advancing articles from machines Advancing articles to or into piles

B65H29/001Adaptations of counting devices B65H29/003by grippers B65H29/005by chains or bands having mechanical grippers engaging the side edges of articles B65H29/006Winding articles into rolls B65H29/008Winding single articles into single rolls B65H29/02by mechanical grippers engaging the leading edge only of the articles B65H29/04the grippers being carried by endless chains or bands B65H29/041and introducing into a pile B65H29/042Intermediate conveyors B65H29/044conveying through a machine B65H29/045Details of grippers B65H29/047Gripper opening devices B65H29/048Self-opening and -closing grippers B65H29/06the grippers being carried by rotating members B65H29/08the grippers being oscillated in arcuate paths B65H29/10the grippers being reciprocated in rectilinear paths B65H29/12by means of the nip between two, or between two sets of, moving tapes or bands or rollers B65H29/125between two sets of rollers B65H29/14and introducing into a pile B65H29/145the pile being formed between the two, or between the two sets of, tapes or bands or rollers B65H29/16by contact of one face only with moving tapes, bands, or chains B65H29/18and introducing into a pile B65H29/20by contact with rotating friction members B65H29/22and introducing into a pile B65H29/24by air blast or suction apparatus B65H29/241Suction devices B65H29/242Suction bands or belts B65H29/243Suction rollers B65H29/245Air blast devices B65H29/246acting on stacking devices B65H29/247blowing on upperside of the sheet B65H29/248with coanda effect B65H29/26by dropping the articles B65H29/28from mechanical grippers B65H29/30from magnetic holders B65H29/32from pneumatic B65H29/34from supports slid from under the articles B65H29/36from tapes, bands, or rollers rolled from under the articles B65H29/38by movable piling or advancing arms, frames, plates, or like members with which the articles are maintained in face contact B65H29/40Members rotated about an axis perpendicular to direction of article movement B65H29/42Members rotated about an axis parallel to direction of article movement B65H29/44Members oscillated in arcuate paths B65H29/46Members reciprocated in rectilinear path B65H29/48by tables arranged to be tilted to cause sliding of articles B65H29/50Piling apparatus of which the discharge point moves in accordance with the height to the pile B65H29/51piling by collecting on the periphery of cylinders B65H29/52Stationary guides or smoothers B65H29/54Article strippers B65H29/56for stripping from elements or machines B65H29/58Article switches or diverters B65H29/585taking samples from the main stream B65H29/60diverting the stream into alternative paths B65H29/62diverting faulty articles from the main streams B65H29/64directing the components of composite articles into separate paths B65H29/66Advancing articles in overlapping streams B65H29/6609forming an overlapping stream B65H29/6618upon transfer from a first conveyor to a second conveyor advancing at slower speed B65H29/6627in combination with auxiliary means for overlapping articles B65H29/6636in combination with auxiliary means for underlapping articles B65H29/6645buffering an overlapping stream of articles B65H29/6654changing the overlapping figure B65H29/6663reversing the overlapping figure B65H29/6672dividing an overlapping stream into two or more streams B65H29/6681merging two or more streams into an overlapping stream B65H29/669ending an overlapping stream B65H29/68Reducing the speed of articles as they advance B65H29/683Slowing-down from chain delivery B65H29/686Pneumatic brakes B65H29/70Article bending or stiffening arrangements