Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A sheet feeding device for sheet working machines, comprising a board for receiving and holding a pile of sheets, a rail at each side of said board, a sheet separator movable in a vertical direction towards and away from said board, means for assisting separation overlapping the front corners of the top sheet of said pile of sheets and being adjustable laterally with respect to said board, a setting lever mounted on each of said rails and being tiltable on an axis vertical in relation to said board by means of an adjusting and locating device, and said means for assisting separation being mounted in guides in said sEtting levers for free movement only in the vertical direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
A sheet feeding device for sheet working machines, comprising a board for receiving and holding a pile of sheets, a rail at each side of said board, a sheet separator movable in a vertical direction towards and away from said board, means for assisting separation overlapping the front corners of the top sheet of said pile of sheets and being adjustable laterally with respect to said board, a setting lever mounted on each of said rails and being tiltable on an axis vertical in relation to said board by means of an adjusting and locating device, and said means for assisting separation being mounted in guides in said sEtting levers for free movement only in the vertical direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The sheet feeding device, as set forth in claim 1, which includes a part movable in the vertical direction with respect to said board for the insertion of a pile of said sheets, and each of said means for assisting separation comprises a dog projecting into the path of said part.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
The sheet feeding device, as set forth in claim 2, including a frame and a front bearing wall secured to said frame, said board being movable with respect to said front bearing wall, and said dogs comprising pins projecting above the upper edge of said bearing wall in the operating position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A sheet feeding device, as set forth in claim 2, including a frame to which said board is secured, and wherein said dogs comprise arms arranged to be entrained upwards by said sheet separator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
77 words
The sheet feeding device, as set forth in claim 1, wherein each of said setting levers comprises a sheet-metal portion including a bend which bears against said side rail forming a tilting axis, and wherein a spring initially tensioning said lever acts on one side of said bend, and said adjusting and locating device, maintaining said lever in a specific tilted position against the initial tension of said spring, acts on the other side of said lever.