Sorting device
US4779741A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 1987 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S209/91
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A sorting device for sorting out a multiplicity of pieces such as tickets according to their size including a cylindrical sorting drum rotatably mounted in a frame for storing therein pieces having different sizes to be sorted out, a first row of openings and associated tapered tongues for only passing therethrough pieces of a first particular size, a second row of openings and associated tapered tongues for only passing therethrough pieces of a second particular size, and a motor for rotating the sorter drum about its own axis to cause the pieces of the particular sizes to be discharged through the first and second rows of openings in the sorter drum.
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