Apparatus for changing the direction of motion of documents
US5413326A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 9, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1916
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for transporting documents comprises first direction transporting structure for receiving first documents being conveyed seriatim in a first direction and transporting the first documents seriatim in the first direction. Second direction transporting structure is adjacent a downstream end of the first direction transporting structure for transporting the first documents in a second direction which is at an acute angle to the first direction. The second direction transporting structure seizes control of the first documents from the first direction transporting structure and positively transports the first documents in the second direction. Third direction transporting structure is adjacent the second direction transporting structure for transporting the first documents in the third direction after the first documents are released from the control of the second direction transporting structure. The third direction transporting structure includes a receiving end for receiving second documents being conveyed seriatim in the third direction and transporting the second documents in the third direction.
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