Sheet feeding or delivering – Delivering – Multiple discharge
Patent
1979-09-12
1981-09-08
Stoner, Jr., Bruce H.
Sheet feeding or delivering
Delivering
Multiple discharge
271302, B65H 2960, B65H 3911
Patent
active
042880700
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to a chute return mechanism for use in combination with a photocopier collator wherein a movable paper chute is disposed between a discharge slot of a photocopy machine and an entry point of a plurality of bins mounted adjacent thereto. The chute return mechanism controls the movement of the movable paper chute so that copies received from the photocopy machine are directed successively into one of the plurality of bins. The chute is successively diverted to each of the predetermined number of bins by means of a pulse from the photocopy machine which indicates that a copy has been produced and discharged to a bin. The pulse actuates a solenoid which controls a cam latch of the chute return mechanism thereby releasing a follower which is attached to the movable paper chute. Actuation of the solenoid successively lowers the paper chute to divert successive sheets of photocopies to each of the predetermined number of bins. After the pulse from the photocopy machine has actuated the solenoid, the latch is pulled away from the solenoid by means of a spring. After a predetermined number of photocopies have been diverted to each of the successive bins, a second solenoid is actuated to impart motion to a lever which returns the follower member connected to the movable paper chute to its original position to repeat the cycle.
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