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Document transport apparatus

US5248139A · kind A · utility

6Cited by
3References
13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 13, 1993
Grant dateSep 28, 1993
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S271/902
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A document transport apparatus (100) that may be attached to or integrated with a system (200) for performing a plurality of functions on a single sheet of paper. The apparatus (100) includes one or more elongate tray elements (102), having an end stop element (110) to stop the movement of the sheet of paper as it is delivered to the tray element (102). A rotation element (104), such as a roll bar, is attached to the tray element (102) and proximate to the receiving end (101) of the tray element (102). The rotation element (104) may selectively be activated by a motor (112) attached to the rotation element (104), to rotate the tray element (102) from a first position for receiving a sheet of paper from an output port (206) of one device, to a second position for delivering that same sheet of paper to the input port (208) of another device.

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