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US 5,115,918 AGranted
Apparatus for the automated processing of bulk mail and the like
AssigneeOpex Corporation
InventorsRobert N. DeWitt, William R. Lile, Stephen Tentarelli
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AssigneeOpex Corporation
InventorsRobert N. DeWitt, William R. Lile, Stephen Tentarelli
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An apparatus for orienting a plurality of documents received in differing orientations relative to the apparatus, for delivery from the apparatus in a uniform orientation, generally comprises a device for determining the orientation of a document according to characteristic features of that document, and devices for orienting the document in accordance with signals received from the orientation determining device. The orientation determining device can operate upon the magnetic ink markings on a check to determine its orientation according to prescribed criteria representative of the anticipated locations for such markings. The orienting devices can then operate to invert the checks from end to end and/or from top to bottom and bottom to top, responsive to signals received from the orientation determining device.
An apparatus for orienting a plurality of documents received in differing orientations relative to said apparatus, for delivery from said apparatus in a uniform orientation, comprising:
An apparatus for determining the orientation of a document receivable in differing orientations relative to said apparatus, wherein said document is a check including magnetic ink markings on a surface thereof, and wherein said apparatus comprises:
An apparatus for orienting a plurality of documents received in differing orientations relative to said apparatus, for delivery from said apparatus in a uniform orientation, by inverting documents in one of said differing orientations from end to end, to correspond to the orientation of other documents in another of said differing orientations, comprising a first conveyor belt for delivering a document to a receiver positioned with the leading edge of said document leading, and a second conveyor belt positioned adjacent to said first conveyor belt for withdrawing said document from said receiver with the leading edge of said document trailing, wherein said receiver is a curved guide which curves away from said second conveyor belt, to urge the trailing edge of said document toward said second conveyor belt, and wherein said urging is assisted by vacuum means coupled with said second conveyor belt.
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