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Pneumatic type paper feeding apparatus

US7497431B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
14References
6Claims
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Filing dateJan 26, 2005
Grant dateMar 3, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/86863
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An air current distributing apparatus includes: a cylinder having a first air port communicated with a supply source of an air current and also having a second, a third, a fourth and a fifth air port respectively communicated with an injection port of the air current; a main rotor rotated in the cylinder; and a subrotor rotated in the cylinder, wherein the main rotor has a cutout portion for selectively communicating the first air port with at least one of the second and the third air port according to the rotary position, and the subrotor has a cutout portion for selectively communicating the first air port with at least one of the fourth and the fifth air port according to the rotary position. When the air current distributing apparatus is used, a plurality of air currents are formed by one blower.

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