US3885664A - Transport-direction reversing apparatus for an automatic mail handling system and the like - Google Patents
Transport-direction reversing apparatus for an automatic mail handling system and the like Download PDFInfo
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- US3885664A US3885664A US404049A US40404973A US3885664A US 3885664 A US3885664 A US 3885664A US 404049 A US404049 A US 404049A US 40404973 A US40404973 A US 40404973A US 3885664 A US3885664 A US 3885664A
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- transport
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
- B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
- B07C1/00—Measures preceding sorting according to destination
- B07C1/18—Orientating articles other than in a stream, e.g. turning, deflecting or changing direction
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S271/00—Sheet feeding or delivering
- Y10S271/902—Reverse direction of sheet movement
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- a transport-direction reversing apparatus for flat articles in which the flat articles transported along feeding belts are guided to enter into a space between a pair of endless belts moving in the direction reverse to the flatarticle transport, and then the space is narrowed by pressing one of the endless belts sideways with respect to the motion of the belt by means of a movable roller, whereby the flat article is transported in the reverse direction.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of this invention.
- FIGS. 2(A), 2(B) and 2(C) show plan views illustrating the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.
- this embodiment because the movable roller 21 is activated in response to the detection of the trailing edge of the flat article, it is possible to handle the flat articles of a variety of sizes. Furthermore, this invention does not require the suction chamber needed in conventional apparatuses. Therefore, the installation of the apparatus of the present invention involves smaller amount of noise and space.
- a transport-direction reversing apparatus for such flat articles as postal matter comprising:
- moving roller means installed in a space surrounded by one of said endless belts for reducing said distance between said endless belts in response to said detecting means so that said flat article fed from said transporting means is transported by said endless belts.
- a transport-direction reversing apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said means for detecting said flat article comprises a lamp and a photodetector on either side of said means for transporting a flat article in a first transport direction, said means for detecting being sensitive to the passage of said fiat article.
- a transport-direction reversing apparatus as recited in claim 2 wherein said means for transporting a flat article in a first transport direction comprises a second pair of endless belts, the belts of said second pair 4 means for reducing the distance therebetween, and said fiat article is thereafter transported in said second direction by the contacting belts of saidfirst and second pairs of endless belts.
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- Separation, Sorting, Adjustment, Or Bending Of Sheets To Be Conveyed (AREA)
- Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
- Delivering By Means Of Belts And Rollers (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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JP10044272A JPS5522381B2 (xx) | 1972-10-05 | 1972-10-05 |
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US3885664A true US3885664A (en) | 1975-05-27 |
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US404049A Expired - Lifetime US3885664A (en) | 1972-10-05 | 1973-10-05 | Transport-direction reversing apparatus for an automatic mail handling system and the like |
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US (1) | US3885664A (xx) |
JP (1) | JPS5522381B2 (xx) |
AU (1) | AU475432B2 (xx) |
CA (1) | CA994700A (xx) |
IT (1) | IT995601B (xx) |
NL (1) | NL7313684A (xx) |
Cited By (11)
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US4359217A (en) * | 1980-09-02 | 1982-11-16 | Xerox Corporation | Inverter with proportional force paper drive |
US4692020A (en) * | 1984-11-17 | 1987-09-08 | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | Sheet reversing in copying machine and other sheet-handling machines |
US4701617A (en) * | 1984-10-20 | 1987-10-20 | Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. | Stimulable phosphor sheet conveyance apparatus |
US4704530A (en) * | 1984-10-20 | 1987-11-03 | Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. | Radiation image read-out apparatus |
US4802665A (en) * | 1986-07-29 | 1989-02-07 | Compagnie Generale D'automatisme Cga-Hbs | Conveyor device for flat objects |
US4955964A (en) * | 1988-08-19 | 1990-09-11 | Ncr Corporation | Sheet handling apparatus |
FR2707188A1 (fr) * | 1993-05-06 | 1995-01-13 | Licentia Gmbh | Dispositif pour l'inversion de la direction d'articles plats. |
BE1010140A3 (nl) * | 1995-10-06 | 1998-01-06 | Alcatel Bell Nv | Omkeermodule voor poststukken. |
US20050067765A1 (en) * | 2003-09-11 | 2005-03-31 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Sheet reverse controller |
US20070215438A1 (en) * | 2004-05-29 | 2007-09-20 | Goeran Keil | Device for Reversal of Direction of Planar Letters |
CN103407806A (zh) * | 2013-07-04 | 2013-11-27 | 河北工程大学 | 一种钞票多路传送装置 |
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US2725972A (en) * | 1954-05-07 | 1955-12-06 | Cutler Hammer Inc | Mechanism for conveying and counting flat, flexible articles delivered in a stream |
US2787363A (en) * | 1953-11-05 | 1957-04-02 | Cutler Hammer Inc | Apparatus for handling sheet-like articles |
US3224558A (en) * | 1962-12-05 | 1965-12-21 | Bonnierfoeretagen Ab | Reversing belt conveyor apparatus |
US3273886A (en) * | 1964-12-09 | 1966-09-20 | Warren S D Co | Reverse transport for flexible sheets |
US3339705A (en) * | 1964-12-28 | 1967-09-05 | Telefunken Patent | Article conveying |
US3476384A (en) * | 1967-07-14 | 1969-11-04 | Sta Hi Corp | Newspaper-stream reversing apparatus |
US3612249A (en) * | 1969-05-31 | 1971-10-12 | Ralfs Kg Org | Vertical conveyor transfer means |
US3717249A (en) * | 1971-02-22 | 1973-02-20 | Moore Dry Kiln Co | Sorter and stacker for veneer sheet and strip material |
US3724657A (en) * | 1970-05-16 | 1973-04-03 | Nippon Electric Co | Switching device for delivering sheet-like articles |
US3729188A (en) * | 1969-05-12 | 1973-04-24 | Xerox Corp | Document stacker apparatus |
US3789973A (en) * | 1972-12-29 | 1974-02-05 | W Kugler | Material conveyance system for feeding workpieces to a processing tool |
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- 1972-10-05 JP JP10044272A patent/JPS5522381B2/ja not_active Expired
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- 1973-10-04 IT IT29757/73A patent/IT995601B/it active
- 1973-10-04 NL NL7313684A patent/NL7313684A/xx active Search and Examination
- 1973-10-05 US US404049A patent/US3885664A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1973-10-05 CA CA182,766A patent/CA994700A/en not_active Expired
- 1973-10-09 AU AU61184/73A patent/AU475432B2/en not_active Expired
Patent Citations (11)
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US2787363A (en) * | 1953-11-05 | 1957-04-02 | Cutler Hammer Inc | Apparatus for handling sheet-like articles |
US2725972A (en) * | 1954-05-07 | 1955-12-06 | Cutler Hammer Inc | Mechanism for conveying and counting flat, flexible articles delivered in a stream |
US3224558A (en) * | 1962-12-05 | 1965-12-21 | Bonnierfoeretagen Ab | Reversing belt conveyor apparatus |
US3273886A (en) * | 1964-12-09 | 1966-09-20 | Warren S D Co | Reverse transport for flexible sheets |
US3339705A (en) * | 1964-12-28 | 1967-09-05 | Telefunken Patent | Article conveying |
US3476384A (en) * | 1967-07-14 | 1969-11-04 | Sta Hi Corp | Newspaper-stream reversing apparatus |
US3729188A (en) * | 1969-05-12 | 1973-04-24 | Xerox Corp | Document stacker apparatus |
US3612249A (en) * | 1969-05-31 | 1971-10-12 | Ralfs Kg Org | Vertical conveyor transfer means |
US3724657A (en) * | 1970-05-16 | 1973-04-03 | Nippon Electric Co | Switching device for delivering sheet-like articles |
US3717249A (en) * | 1971-02-22 | 1973-02-20 | Moore Dry Kiln Co | Sorter and stacker for veneer sheet and strip material |
US3789973A (en) * | 1972-12-29 | 1974-02-05 | W Kugler | Material conveyance system for feeding workpieces to a processing tool |
Cited By (13)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4359217A (en) * | 1980-09-02 | 1982-11-16 | Xerox Corporation | Inverter with proportional force paper drive |
US4701617A (en) * | 1984-10-20 | 1987-10-20 | Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. | Stimulable phosphor sheet conveyance apparatus |
US4704530A (en) * | 1984-10-20 | 1987-11-03 | Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. | Radiation image read-out apparatus |
US4692020A (en) * | 1984-11-17 | 1987-09-08 | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | Sheet reversing in copying machine and other sheet-handling machines |
US4802665A (en) * | 1986-07-29 | 1989-02-07 | Compagnie Generale D'automatisme Cga-Hbs | Conveyor device for flat objects |
US4955964A (en) * | 1988-08-19 | 1990-09-11 | Ncr Corporation | Sheet handling apparatus |
FR2707188A1 (fr) * | 1993-05-06 | 1995-01-13 | Licentia Gmbh | Dispositif pour l'inversion de la direction d'articles plats. |
US5449166A (en) * | 1993-05-06 | 1995-09-12 | Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-Gmbh | Apparatus for reversing the direction of flat items |
BE1010140A3 (nl) * | 1995-10-06 | 1998-01-06 | Alcatel Bell Nv | Omkeermodule voor poststukken. |
US20050067765A1 (en) * | 2003-09-11 | 2005-03-31 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Sheet reverse controller |
US20070215438A1 (en) * | 2004-05-29 | 2007-09-20 | Goeran Keil | Device for Reversal of Direction of Planar Letters |
US7306219B2 (en) * | 2004-05-29 | 2007-12-11 | Siemens Ag | Device for reversal of direction of planar letters |
CN103407806A (zh) * | 2013-07-04 | 2013-11-27 | 河北工程大学 | 一种钞票多路传送装置 |
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IT995601B (it) | 1975-11-20 |
CA994700A (en) | 1976-08-10 |
JPS5522381B2 (xx) | 1980-06-17 |
AU475432B2 (en) | 1976-08-19 |
AU6118473A (en) | 1975-04-10 |
JPS4959700A (xx) | 1974-06-10 |
NL7313684A (xx) | 1974-04-09 |
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