Document sorting system
US3993193A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 1975 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1912
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A document sorting system employing a plurality of elongated flexible strips which form document transport channels therebetween and which terminate at a plurality of sorting areas. A magnetic apparatus is provided for selectively deflecting the ends of the flexible strips to form an appropriate channel entrance for the document to be sorted. A coil member is attached to the said end of each flexible strip and current is sent through the coil of the coil members. The coil members are disposed for movement on a piece of the magnetic apparatus and current through the coils of the coil members cooperate with the magnetic field produced by the magnetic apparatus to selectively deflect the coil members and the ends of the flexible strips. The coils of the coil members are connected in a circuit which determines the direction of the current flow in each of the coils. An electronic system is provided for selectively activating activatable document receiving means which are located at the end of each channel and for indicating when missort errors have occurred.
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