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US 5,632,479 AGranted
Sorter
AssigneeNisca Corporation
InventorsKazuyuki Kubota, Yoshikazu Sano
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Abstract
A sorter includes a feed belt for feeding a sheet, which is transferred from a sheet processor, vertically, a belt drive mechanism for running the feed belt in said one direction, a plurality of sorting trays, onto which at least one sheet is received, and which are stationary and arranged vertically, a distributing unit for distributing the sheet fed upon the running of the feed belt to a predetermined sorting tray, a press roller mechanism for pressing the sheet to the feed belt so that the sheet is frictionally engaged with the feed belt, thereby feeding the sheet upon the running of the feed belt, and moving mechanism for moving the press roller mechanism along the feed belt vertically.
Claims27
A sorter which comprises:
- a feed belt for feeding a sheet, which is transferred from a sheet processor, in one direction;
- belt drive means for running the feed belt in said one direction;
- a plurality of sorting trays, onto which at least one sheet is received, and which are stationary and arranged along said feed belt;
- distributing means for distributing the sheet fed upon the running of said feed belt to a predetermined sorting tray, said distributing means being movable along said feed belt to face to said predetermined sorting tray;
- press means for pressing the sheet to the feed belt so that the sheet is frictionally engaged with said feed belt, thereby feeding the sheet upon the running of the feed belt, said press means being movable along said feed belt;
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- moving means for moving said press means along said feed belt in said one direction or a direction opposite to said one direction selectively wherein said moving means includes an additional belt which is run along said feed belt and engaging means for engaging said press means with said additional belt, thereby moving the press means upon the running of said feed belt.
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A sorter which comprises:
- a feed belt for feeding a sheet, which is transferred from a sheet processor, in one direction;
- belt drive means for running the feed belt in said one direction;
- a plurality of sorting trays, onto which at least one sheet is received, and which are stationary and arranged along said feed belt;
- distributing means for distributing the sheet fed upon the running of said feed belt to a predetermined sorting tray, said distributing means being movable along said feed belt to face to said predetermined sorting tray;
- press means for pressing the sheet to the feed belt so that the sheet is frictionally engaged with said feed belt, thereby feeding the sheet upon the runninq of the feed belt, said press means being movable along said feed belt;
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- moving means for moving said press means along said feed belt in said one direction or a direction opposite to said one direction selectively wherein said press means includes:
- a shaft;
- at least one press roller which is fixed coaxially to said shaft and which is rollingly contacted to said feed belt;
- and a support block for rotatably supporting each end of said shaft.
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A sorter which comprises:
- a feed belt for feeding a sheet, which is transferred from a sheet processor, in one direction;
- belt drive means for running the feed belt in said one direction;
- a plurality of sorting trays, onto which at least one sheet is received, and which are stationary and arranged along said feed belt;
- distributing means for distributing the sheet fed upon the running of said feed belt to a predetermined sorting tray, said distributing means being movable along said feed belt to face to said predetermined sorting tray;
- drive means for driving said distributing means to move along said feed belt in said one direction or in a direction opposite to said one direction selectively;
- press means for pressing the sheet to the feed belt so that the sheet is frictionally engaged with said feed belt, thereby feeding the sheet upon the running of the feed belt, said press means being movable along said feed belt;
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- moving means for moving said press means along said feed belt in said one direction or in a direction opposite to said one direction selectively.
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A sorter, comprising:
- a feed belt for feeding a sheet, which is transferred from a sheet processor, in one direction;
- belt drive means for running the feed belt in said one direction;
- a plurality for sorting trays, onto which at least one sheet is received, and which are stationary and arranged along said feed belt;
- distributing means for distributing the sheet fed upon the running of said feed belt to a predetermined sorting tray, said distributing means being movable along said feed belt to face to said predetermined sorting tray;
- press means for pressing the sheet to the feed belt so that the sheet is frictionally engaged with said feed belt, thereby feeding the sheet upon the running of the feed belt, said press means being movable along said feed belt;
- moving means for moving said press means along said feed belt in said one direction or a direction opposite to said one direction selectively;
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- means for maintaining a distance between the feed belt and the press means within a predetermined value.
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A sorter, comprising:
- a feed belt for feeding a sheet, which is transferred from a sheet processor, in one direction;
- belt drive means for running the feed belt in said one direction;
- a plurality for sorting trays, onto which at least one sheet is received, and which are stationary and arranged along said feed belt;
- distributing means for distributing the sheet fed upon the running of said feed belt to a predetermined sorting tray, said distributing means being movable along said feed belt to face to said predetermined sorting tray;
- press means for pressing the sheet to the feed belt so that the sheet is frictionally engaged with said feed belt, thereby feeding the sheet upon the running of the feed belt, said press means being movable along said feed belt;
- moving means for moving said press means along said feed belt in said one direction or a direction opposite to said one direction selectively;
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- means for supporting said press means to move along the feed belt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.