Apparatus for distributing sheet members
Patent 5186454 Issued on February 16, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 23, 2011. 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.
May 23, 2011. 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 ReferencesPaper leaf handling apparatus Sheet stacking apparatus Sheet sorter image forming apparatus having same Patent #: 5042793 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 704601 filed on 05/23/1991US Classes:271/288, With control means to vary mode of operation271/176, Responsive to delivered sheet271/292, With movable receivers or receiver portions271/294Receivers moving into registry with delivery zoneExaminersPrimary: Bollinger, David H.International ClassB65H 039/10Foreign Application Priority Data1990-05-28 JPAbstractAn apparatus for sorting sheet members, having a plurality of bin trays for accommodating sheet members, sheet member discharge rollers for discharging sheet members into the bin trays, a bin tray lift for moving the bin trays upward or downward at the time of discharge of each sheet member, and a controller for changing the process of discharging the sheet members in accordance with upward and downward movements of the bin trays so that the sheet members are landed on the bin trays by generally the same timing after discharge. | |
