13-06-2013 дата публикации
Номер: US20130147109A1
A suction wheel attracts sheets by suction and transports them. The suction wheel contains a suction wheel body rotatable about an axis of rotation and provided with a plurality of suction openings formed in the circumferential surface of the suction wheel body. Accordingly, the suction wheel body is of a non-circular shape. In particular, the suction wheel includes an attraction area for attracting a sheet, a retaining area for retaining and conveying a sheet, and a release area for releasing a sheet. A sheet feeder ideally incorporates such a suction wheel. 1. A suction wheel , comprising:a suction wheel body rotatable about an axis of rotation and having a circumferential surface with a plurality of suction openings formed therein for attracting sheets by suction and for transporting the sheets, said suction wheel body being of a non-circular shape, said suction wheel body divided into n segments of generally equal size, with n=1, 2, 3, 4 . . . , each of said segments including an attraction area for attracting a sheet by suction, a retaining area for retaining and conveying the sheet, and a release area for releasing the sheet, and said attraction area, said retaining area, and said release area being different from each other.2. The suction wheel according to claim 1 , wherein said suction wheel body is formed of m elements claim 1 , with m=1 claim 1 , 2 claim 1 , 3 claim 1 , 4 . . . claim 1 , and said elements are assembled to form said suction wheel body.3. The suction wheel according to claim 1 , wherein a first radius of said suction wheel body in said attraction area is greater than a second radius of said suction wheel body in said retaining area.4. The suction wheel according to claim 1 , wherein a suction effect of the suction wheel in said release area is weaker than in said attraction area and in said retaining area.5. The suction wheel according to claim 4 , wherein in said release area claim 4 , said suction wheel body has fewer said suction ...
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