Scanning system with automatic paperclip remover
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorGin Yoshidome
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Abstract
A scanner for removing paperclips from a sheaf of papers, with a paper lifting tray operable to move the sheaf of papers in a vertical direction, a pushdown bar configured to move in a vertical direction and make contact with the sheaf of papers on the paper lifting tray and apply a force in an opposite direction from the direction in which the paper lifting tray moves, the force being sufficient to hold the sheaf of papers in place, and with a removal bar configured to move in a direction that is coplanar with the paper lifting tray and orthogonal to the vertical direction, wherein the removal bar is configured to come into contact with the sheaf of papers and push a paperclip off of the sheaf of papers.
Claims20
A scanner comprising:
- a paper lifting tray operable to move a sheaf of papers in an upward vertical direction;
- a pushdown bar configured to move in a vertical direction and make contact with the sheaf of papers on the paper lifting tray and apply a force in a downward direction and against the paper lifting tray, the force being sufficient to hold the sheaf of papers in place;
- and
- a removal bar configured to move in a direction that is coplanar with the paper lifting tray and orthogonal to the vertical direction,
- wherein the removal bar is further configured to come into contact with the sheaf of papers and push a paperclip off of the sheaf of papers.
A method for removing paperclips from a sheaf of papers by a scanning system with an automatic paperclip remover, the method comprising:
- initiating the paperclip removal method once a sheaf of papers is positioned on a lifting tray of the scanner;
- raising the lifting tray until it reaches a position for paperclip removal;
- lowering a pushdown bar until it contacts the sheath of papers;
- moving a removal bar toward the paperclip until it has reached the end of the sheaf of papers;
- returning the removal bar to its original position;
- returning the pushdown bar to its original position;
- and
- returning the paper lifting tray to its original position,
- scanning the sheaf of papers to obtain a digital copy of the information on the sheaf of papers, and
- saving the digital copy of the information on the sheaf of papers to memory.
A scanner comprising:
- a paper lifting tray operable to move a sheaf of papers in a vertical direction;
- a pushdown bar configured to move in the vertical direction and make contact with the sheaf of papers on the paper lifting tray and apply a force in a downward direction against the lifting tray, the force being sufficient to hold the sheaf of papers in place;
- a removal bar configured to move in a direction that is coplanar with the paper lifting tray and orthogonal to the vertical direction, wherein the removal bar is further configured to come into contact with the sheaf of papers and push a paperclip off of the sheaf of papers;
- and
- a paperclip catching box with a lip, adjacent to the lifting tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.