Paper sheet rotator (and combination inverter) device for an IOT

A substrate inverted apparatus for inverting substrates being fed in a predetermined path, comprising:

• a cylindrical member adapted to rotate in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction;
• a baffle member positioned to partially surround said cylindrical member;
• a first deflector positioned upstream of said cylindrical member to deflect a substrate away from said predetermined feed path and up into a channel formed between a front portion said cylindrical member and said baffle member and over the top of said cylindrical member;
• a second deflector positioned to detect the leading edge of the substrate into a path to wrap around said cylindrical member;
• a controller adapted to send a signal to actuate said cylindrical member to rotate counter-clockwise and thereafter feed the inverted substrate back into said predetermined feed path.

A dual mode sheet manipulating apparatus, comprising:

• a cylindrical member, and wherein said cylindrical member is adapted to rotate in a counter-clockwise direction when said sheet manipulator is in a first of said dual modes and adapted to rotate in both clockwise and counter-clockwise directions when said sheet manipulator is in said second mode;
• a baffle member positioned to partially surround said cylindrical member;
• a first deflector positioned when said sheet manipulator is in a first mode to deflect a sheet away from a predetermined feed path after the sheet exits from beneath said cylindrical member and up into a channel formed between said cylindrical member and said baffle member in order to wrap the sheet around said cylindrical member;
• a second deflector positioned to deflect the leading edge of a sheet into a path to wrap around said cylindrical member rotating in a clockwise direction when said sheet manipulator is in a second mode;
• a sensor adapted to sense the trailing edge of a sheet when said sheet manipulator is in said second mode;
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• a controller adapted to actuate said cylindrical member to rotate 180° after a predetermined time when said sheet manipulator is in said first mode, and adapted to receive a signal from said sensor and actuate said cylindrical member to rotate counter-clockwise and thereby feed inverted substrates back into said predetermined feed path when said sheet manipulator is in said second mode.