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Collator error recovery

US4317203A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 19, 1979
Grant dateFeb 23, 1982
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Expiry dateSep 19, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K13/067
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Sheet collator apparatus having means for recovery from collating errors. Moving between two adjacent bins without feeding a sheet, feeding two sheets into one bin, or feeding a sheet while the feeder is moving are errors that are detected and corrected. An error is corrected by homing the deflector and repositioning it at the correct bin before restart. The described embodiment includes two collators, i.e., tandem units.

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