Paper sheet sorting apparatus
US5104117A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 1989 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2408/118
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A apparatus for recurling, transporting, sorting and stacking individually fed sheets of paper received from devices such as printing or duplicating machinery. A recurler, comprising a plurality of recurleer belts, trained about a drive roller, a feed roller, and a forward roller, against which a recurler roller is urged, is provided for recurling all sheets entering the enclosure of the sorting apparatus. A conveyor belt assembly urges the sheets against the upper surfaces of a plurality of deflectors to convey the sheets through the enclosure. A lower surface of each deflector selectively deflects the sheets into designated receiving trays, or optionally allows the sheets to be expelled from the enclosure.
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