Separating articles from piles

Classification Context

Section:

PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

Class:

CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL

Subclass:

HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES

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• B65H 3/02 using friction forces between articles and separator
• B65H 3/08 using pneumatic force
• B65H 3/16 using magnetic force
• B65H 3/18 using electrostatic force
• B65H 3/2 using adhesives
• B65H 3/22 by needles or the like engaging the articles
• B65H 3/24 by pushers engaging the edges of the articles
• B65H 3/26 by separators engaging folds, flaps, or projections of articles
• B65H 3/28 by screw or like separators
• B65H 3/3 by escapement devices; from staggered piles; from piles of articles having staggered formations, e.g. cuts or perforations
• B65H 3/32 by elements, e.g. fingers, plates, rollers, inserted or traversed between articles to be separated and remainder of the pile
• B65H 3/34 Article-retaining devices controlling the release of the articles to the separators
• B65H 3/36 by separators moved in special paths, e.g. enclosing an area
• B65H 3/4 by two or more separators acting alternately on the same pile
• B65H 3/42 by two or more separators mounted for movement with, or relative to, rotary or oscillating bodies
• B65H 3/44 Simultaneously, alternately, or selectively separating articles from two or more piles
• B65H 3/46 Supplementary devices or measures to assist separation or prevent double feed
• B65H 3/66 Article guides or smoothers, e.g. movable in operation