DESC:
FORM 2
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
(39 OF 1970)
&
The Patents Rules, 2003
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
(See section 10; rule 13)

1. Title of the invention – A SELF-ACTIVATING PAPER FEEDING MACHINE AND PROCESS THEREOF

2. Applicant(s)

(a) NAME : Swarnim Startup & Innovation University

(b) NATIONALITY: Indian University

(c) ADDRESS: Bhoyan Rathod, Opp IFFCO, Adalaj-Sertha Road, Gandhinagar-382420, Gujarat.

3. PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION

The following complete specification fully and particularly describe the invention and working of the same.
“A SELF-ACTIVATING PAPER FEEDING MACHINE AND PROCESS THEREOF”

FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] The subject matter of present invention is a machine and process that relates to the field of printing industry. More specifically, the self-activating paper feeding machine having original (Primary) and duplicate (Secondary) printing sections for accurate paper feeding, simultaneous original and duplicate copy printing synchronously and properly mixing of the original and duplicate printed copies without any human intervention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Even in the era of internet and digital world, the use of papers in printing of papers are mandatory in most of the situations. Books, novels and other printed media are almost converted into a digital medial but still there is a section which remained in the printed paper forms and are considered more genuine when it is on a paper or printed paper form. This section is nothing but a bill books like things used in account keeping. There are too many offset printing machines and paper feeding mechanism have already been disclosed in various prior arts that solves various issues related with the existing offset printing machines.
[0003] One such invention is disclosed in patent US4454466A that discloses a paper discharging device for an offset printing machine, an object of which is to make it feasible for the portion from a gripper to the surface on which the papers are discharged to be kept at a desired height, so as to improve the proper arrangement of the papers when the same are discharged. The process of adjusting the height of the table in the midst of printing is avoided by constructing the apparatus in such a way that the table is lowered when the papers are discharged and is not lowered when papers are not discharged.
[0004] One another patent US6877736B2 discloses a roller apparatus for automatic paper feeding mechanism, wherein a sun and planet wheel matched with an elastic component and a differential structure are exploited to effectively control the downward paper-leading action of a paper-in roller.
[0005] One more another patent US4146217 discloses an improvement in the feeding of paper sheets in an offset printing machine which can be used for sheets of different weights so that such sheets can be fed equally into an offset printing machine without getting jammed in the machine.
[0006] But, all the prior patents fails to disclose a paper feeding machine that is capable of being used in the bill book printing to print, mix and stack alternate copies of original and duplicate copies. Therefore, there exists a need of a paper feeding machine that may overcome this issue. Further, there exists a need of a paper feeding machine that can eliminates the need of separate power sources for working of primary and secondary printing section and use only single DC motor for the same. Moreover, there exists a need of a cost effective, efficient and economic paper feeding machine that work on DC motors instead of an AC motors.

SUMMARY AND OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
[0007] This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further disclosed in a brief description of the invention. This summary is not intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended for determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.
[0008] The principal object of present invention is to overcome the aforesaid issues in the prior art by providing a self-activating paper feeding machine and process thereof.
[0009] Another object of the present invention is to provide a self-activating paper feeding machine that is capable of being used in bill book printing industries where there is need of separate primary and secondary printing machines to print original and duplicate copies of the bill.
[0010] One another object of the present invention is to provide a self-activating paper feeding machine that automatically mixes and stacks the original and duplicate copies on one another according to requirement in the bill book hence eliminates the need of worker specially for mixing and stacking purpose.
[0011] One more another object of the present invention is to provide a self-activating paper feeding machine that is comprising of a separate primary and secondary printing sections for printing of Original and Duplicate copies.
[0012] Yet one more object of the present invention is to provide a self-activating paper feeding machine wherein the both the primary printing section provides power to the secondary printing section thus eliminates the need of separate power sources for working of both the printing section.
[0013] Yet one more object of the present invention is to provide a self-activating paper feeding machine that uses single DC motor to run both the primary and secondary printing sections instead of using separate AC motors in both the sections.
[0014] Yet one another object of the present invention is to provide a self-activating paper feeding machine wherein the machine is comprising of a fly wheel mechanism that allows setting of or that sets the timing of mixing of original and duplicate copies coming out of primary and secondary print sections respectively.
[0015] Yet one another object of the present invention is to provide a self-activating paper feeding machine that is more economic, efficient and cost effective than present options available in the market.
[0016] Yet one more object of the present invention is to provide a self-activating paper feeding machine that does not require regular maintenance or which is maintenance free.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0017] The foregoing summary, as well as the following detailed description of the invention, is better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. For the purpose of mere illustrating the invention, exemplary constructions of the invention are shown in the drawings. However, the invention is not limited to the specific methods and structures disclosed herein. The description of a method step or a structure referenced by a numeral in a drawing is applicable to the description of that method step or structure shown by that same numeral in any subsequent drawing herein.
[0018] Fig. 1 discloses an embodiment of present self-activating paper feeding machine.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0019] The present invention overcomes the aforesaid drawbacks of the above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will now be described in greater detail. Also, the following description includes various specific details are to be regarded as merely exemplary. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that: without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure various embodiments may be various changes and modifications described herein.
[0020] The embodiment of present invention discloses a self-activating paper feeding machine or a bill book printing machine that eliminates need of separate motors for working of primary and secondary printing sections of the bill book printing and allows working of secondary printing section of the machine using motor and power source of the primary printing section only. According to one embodiment, the present self-activating paper feeding machine of present invention further mixes and stacks the original and duplicate printed copies in an alternate sequence and hence eliminates the need of manual sequencing by the worker
[0021] According to present embodiment, the self-activating paper feeding machine for printing and stacking original and duplicate printed copies alternatively, where the machine is comprising of: a primary printing section and a secondary printing section having all the components and equipment same as primary printing section except the power source or motor that runs the secondary printing section; a vacuum nozzles in both the printing sections that lifts the paper for printing and transfers it towards printing area within the respective printing sections; a primary pulley configured at the primary printing section that transfers power from primary printing section to secondary printing section or we can say that it provides a link for rotation or working of secondary printing section using motor of primary printing section; a feed rollers configured at the beginning of both the primary and secondary printing sections that rotates and pushes ahead the papers transferred by the vacuum nozzle; a blanket configured within both the primary and secondary printing sections to print original and duplicate copies respectively; a mix paper discharge trolley which is configured between both the printing sections to stack and collect prints coming out of both the printing sections; a toothed primary gear connected with a secondary which is mounted on the secondary pulley; a cam and follower mechanism configured for controller movement of the vacuum nozzle; a pulley connected with a DC motor; a power transmission pulley; a cam and follower mechanism for vacuum cut off valve; a runner belt and a paper loading section or frame at the beginning of both the printing sections.
[0022] Referring to FIG. 1 now, which discloses one embodiment of present self-activating paper feeding machine or an automatic original and duplicate bill printing and alternate stacking machine to simultaneously print original and duplicate copies and also stack the printed copied in an alternate manner automatically. The machine of present embodiment comprises a pair of vacuum nozzles (1) at both the primary and secondary printing sections and connected with the vacuum compressor that generates vacuum to lift the papers from the paper loading frame (12) and transfer on the feed roller (3) that further transfers the paper for printing ahead in the printing section through the runner belt (13). The runner belt (13) is configured around the feed roller (3) in such a way the rotation of the feed roller (3) also rotates the runner belt (13) causing the conveyance of the papers being dropped by the vacuum nozzle (1) ahead beneath the printing blanket (4) that prints the blank paper coming from the paper loading frame (12) and drops it over the mix paper discharge trolley (5) where the original and duplicate papers gets mixed due to synchronized working of both the printing sections and also gets staked alternatively on each other.
[0023] According to one exemplary embodiment, the primary printing section comprises a DC motor that allows rotation of all the rotating member of the primary printing section by connecting using gear and pulley mechanism. According to one embodiment, the primary printing section comprises a pulley (9) connected with the DC motor and a power transmission pulley (10) that are connected with the DC motor to rotate and transmit the rotational power to the other rotating components of the primary printing section and also to allows them to rotate derived from power of DC motor. According to one embodiment, the primary printing section further includes a primary pulley (2) configured and connected to the power transmission pulley (10) through power transmission shaft (not shown) to rotate the rotating member of the secondary printing section using the same DC motor. The primary pulley (2) is connected to the secondary pulley (7) mounted on the secondary gear (7) which is configured at the secondary printing section. The rotation of the primary pulley (2) using the DC motor also rotates the secondary pulley (7) which in turns rotates the secondary gear (7) mounted at the secondary printing section. The secondary printing section of the present invention further includes a primary gear (6) which is mounted in such way that the tooth of the primary gear (6) meets with the tooth of the secondary gear (7) that causes rotation of the primary gear (6) with the rotation of secondary gear (7) and pulley (7). Further, the primary gear (6) of present embodiment is connected with the power transmission shaft (not shown) that is further connected with all the rotating members of the secondary printing section to rotate them by deriving rotational power from the DC motor mounted at the primary printing section.
[0024] According to one embodiment, the cam and follower mechanism (8) for vacuum nozzle and the cam and follower mechanism (11) for the vacuum cut-off valve are also configured within both the printing sections of the self-activated paper feeding machine of present invention. The cam and follower mechanism (8) for vacuum nozzle is configured to guide the movement of the vacuum nozzle (1) of both the sections to with pick and drop of the blank papers from the paper loading frame (12). While, the cam and follower mechanism (11) for the vacuum cut-off valve is configured to cut-off the valve and stop the vacuum to drop the paper within the feed roller (3).
[0025] According to present embodiment, the method of working of the present self-activating a self-activating paper feeding machine includes steps of: allowing the worker to load the original and duplicate copies in the paper loading frame (12) of both the primary and secondary printing sections; locking the loaded papers using the paper lock (not shown); allowing the worker to start the process by switching on the power supply which in turn starts running of the DC motor and all the rotating pulleys and shafts connected with the rotating shaft of the DC motor; allowing the operator or worker to vary the speed of machine using DC motor drive (not shown); Allowing the operator to manipulate the timing of paper mixing using the fly wheel (not shown); allowing vacuum nozzle (1) to lift the copies one by one from the paper loading frame (12) and drop it over the feed roller (3) that further pushes the copies beneath the printing blanket (4) through the runner belt (13); collecting the printed copies coming out of the printing blanket (4) into the unloading trolley or discharge paper trolley (5).
[0026] According to one exemplary embodiment, the DC motor used within the present machine is 1440 rpm DC motor and a compressor used for generating vacuum is 0.5 hp rated compressor. These ratings are mere exemplary and not given to limit the scope of the invention.
[0027] The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the embodiments as described herein.
Reference Numerals:
1- Vacuum Nozzle
2- Primary Pulley
3- Feed Roller
4- Blanket
5- Mix Paper Discharge trolley
6- Primary Gear
7- Secondary gear mounted on secondary pulley
8- Cam & follower mechanism for nozzle
9- Pulley connected with DC motor
10- Power Transmission Pulley
11- Cam and follower mechanism for vacuum cut off valve
12- Paper loading section
13- Runner belt

,CLAIMS:CLAIMS
We Claim,
1. A self-activating paper feeding machine to simultaneously print, mix and stack an original and a duplicate printed copies, wherein the paper feeding machine is comprising of:

a primary and a secondary printing sections to print original and duplicate copies;

a DC motor configured within the primary printing section;

a mechanism of a primary pulley, a secondary pulley, a primary gear and a secondary gear that are configured transfer rotational energy from the primary printing section to the secondary printing section;

a DC motor drive to vary the speed of the paper feeding machine;

a fly wheel mechanism configured to set the time of paper mixing; and

a mix paper discharge trolley configured to mix and stack the printed papers from both the printing sections in an alternate sequence.

2. The paper feeding machine of claim 1, wherein both the primary and secondary printing sections includes a paper loading frames to hold a blank papers.

3. The paper feeding machine of claim 1, wherein both the primary and secondary printing sections also includes a vacuum nozzles and a compressor which are configured to lift the blank papers from the paper loading frame and transfer within a Feed Roller.

4. The paper feeding machine of claim 1, wherein both the primary and secondary printing sections also includes a runner belt mounted around the feed roller and configured to transfer the papers beneath a printing blanket.

5. The paper feeding machine of claim 1, wherein the printing blankets are configured to receive the papers from the runner belt, print on the papers and drop the printed papers over the mix paper discharge trolley.

6. The paper feeding machine of claim 1, wherein the secondary printing section derives rotational power for working from the DC motor of the primary section thus eliminates need of the separate motor for the secondary printing section.

7. The paper feeding machine of claim 1, wherein the synchronous working of the primary and secondary printing section allows alternate sequenced mixing and stacking of a printed copies coming out of the primary and the secondary printing section.

Dated this 20th November 2019