Sorter with rotary spirals and guide rails
US5305994A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00827
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sorter includes a sheet processing device, a plurality of bin trays arranged in a vertical direction, each bin tray having a specified width and length and adapted for bearing a sheet, shifting means for shifting the plurality of bin trays in the vertical direction, and moving means for moving the bin tray in a predetermined position in a lengthwise direction of the bin tray so that the sheet on the bin tray is processed by the sheet processing device. The bin tray can be moved to a position where sheet processing is to be applied by the sheet processing device.
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