Paper sorting/storing apparatus
Patent 4498665 Issued on February 12, 1985. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 24, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 24, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References3561753 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/478640 filed on 03/24/1983US Classes:271/289, To bypass array of receivers271/296, By diverter or conveyor moving past receivers271/303With movable diverterExaminersPrimary: Reger, Duane A.Assistant: Oberley, Alvin E. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB65H 29/58 (20060101)B65H 39/11 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1982-04-16 JPAbstractA sorter is provided, which has: a transfer direction switching section for selectively switching a transfer direction of a conveyed paper sheet between first or second transfer directions; a first paper transfer section for transferring the paper sheet in the first transfer direction selected by the transfer direction switching section; a second paper transfer section for transferring the paper sheet in the second transfer direction selected by the transfer direction switching section; a nonsort/storage section for sorting and storing the paper sheet transferred by the first paper transfer section; a sort/storage section for sorting and storing the paper sheet transferred by the second paper transfer section; and a paper transfer/drive section for interrupting the second paper transfer section so as to perform nonsort/storage operation by driving only the first paper transfer section when the paper sheet to be sorted is jammed.Field of SearchTo bypass array of receiversTo route sheets to subsequent array of receivers With control means to vary mode of operation By diverter or conveyor moving past receivers By individual diverter for each receiver By conveyor section movable to direct sheets along alternate paths With movable diverter | |
