US 7,513,499 B2
Sheet brake using a partitioned blower nozzle array
Andreas Müller, Heidelberg (Germany); Andreas Detloff, Walldorf (Germany); Peter Hachmann, Dossenheim (Germany); André Kreller, Wiesloch (Germany); and Michael Pasuch, Walldorf (Germany)
Assigned to Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg (Germany)
Filed on May 04, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/122,807.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2004 022 343 (DE), filed on May 04, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2007/0001385 A1, Jan. 04, 2007
Int. Cl. B65H 29/68 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 271—183  [271/204; 101/232; 101/480] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sheet deliverer, comprising:
a chain conveyor;
a sheet brake disposed below said chain conveyor, said sheet brake containing:
circulating brake elements; and
at least one sheet support for supporting sheets traveling in a running direction, said circulating brake elements spaced apart from each other transversely with respect to the running direction and adjustably mounted with respect to one another transversely to the running direction, said sheet support disposed between said circulating brake elements and forming a blowing device, said sheet support containing a first nozzle array having first air nozzles and a second nozzle array having second air nozzles, said first air nozzles of said first nozzle array producing blown air volumetric flows being smaller than blown air volumetric flows from said second air nozzles of said second nozzle array.