Sheet feeding or delivering – Delivering – With transfer means between conveyor and receiver
Patent
1977-03-17
1978-06-20
Schacher, Richard A.
Sheet feeding or delivering
Delivering
With transfer means between conveyor and receiver
B65H 3910
Patent
active
040957829
ABSTRACT:
A collating apparatus is mounted above a copying machine and includes a housing frame enclosing a conveying mechanism for conveying sheets from the copy-ejection part of the copying machine along a vertical path alongside of which are positioned horizontal trays for receiving the copy sheets as collated. The trays have associated therewith guide elements which are balanced in equilibrium in a first position in which they project into the conveying path to guide sheets into their corresponding trays and which are activated by the receipt of a sheet in the tray to a second position in which they are moved out of the path. The guide elements are locked in this second position by pawl-like locking elements until all locking elements are released by an unlocking means activated by the copy machine start button. The trays, the guide elements and the locking and unlocking elements are supported in a structure which is pivotally connected to the frame enclosing the conveying mechanism at a location which provides the closest proximity to the machine operator so that easy access to the mechanism for maintenance is possible. The entire collating apparatus is so mounted on the copying machine that, when viewed in the horizontal plane, it is fully within the perimeter of the copy machine, does not require any additional floor space and is unaffected by placement near walls or in corners.
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patent: 3744790 (1973-07-01), Hoffman
patent: 3788640 (1974-01-01), Stemmle
patent: 3938802 (1976-02-01), Hartman
patent: 3997263 (1976-12-01), Stemmle
patent: 4026539 (1977-05-01), Knoops
Breuers Theo Pierre Chretien
Heijnen Andreas Theodorus
Johnston Albert C.
Oce'-van der Grinten N.V.
Schacher Richard A,.
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