Exception card insert apparatus and method
US5299796A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 1993 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2407/21
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An exception card input apparatus for a generally rectangular input card hopper for a card processing machine. The exception card insert apparatus has a carriage slideably mounted within the hopper for movement between a first position, proximate a driving device for removing cards from the hopper to the processing machine, and a second position, proximate a slot through the hopper cover for inserting an exception card into the hopper. The exception insert apparatus also includes a compartment in the carriage for receiving the exception card through the slot when the carriage is in the second position and the compartment is configured to place the exception card in a position for a plurality of rollers to remove the exception card from the carriage and the hopper to the processing machine when the carriage is in an intermediate position between the first and the second position. The invention also includes a method of removing an exception card from an input hopper to a card processing machine.
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