Classifying – separating – and assorting solids – Sorting special items – and certain methods and apparatus for... – Condition responsive means controls separating means
Patent
1988-02-16
1990-05-01
Hajec, Donald T.
Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
Sorting special items, and certain methods and apparatus for...
Condition responsive means controls separating means
209583, 209900, B07C 310
Patent
active
049211099
ABSTRACT:
A card sorting apparatus includes at least two card stackers, a sensor for reading characters, symbols and the like attached to the cards, a card rack for holding a plurality of cards, and a memory for storing information indicative of the cards held by the card rack. The card rack is connected to at least one of the card stackers accommodating cards. A predetermined number of cards are first transferred to the card rack and a comparison is performed between a group of cards in the card rack and cards transferred to the card rack next. Cards satisfying comparison conditions are fed into either of the card stackers and cards are sorted in advance between the card rack and card stacker. Also provided is a card sorting rack for the sorting apparatus, the rack having a plurality of card supporting members for supporting cards, and a moving member for selectively moving at least one of the card supporting members to extract the corresponding card.
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Hasuo Shigetsuyo
Kadokura Takamitsu
Kanazawa Shigeru
Kenmochi Teruo
Augspurger Lynn L.
Hajec Donald T.
Shibuya Computer Service Kabushiki Kaisha
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