Sheet feeding or delivering – Feeding – By means to change direction of sheet travel
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-02
2011-08-02
Karmis, Stefano (Department: 3653)
Sheet feeding or delivering
Feeding
By means to change direction of sheet travel
C271S184000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07988147
ABSTRACT:
A sheet conveying apparatus for OCR/VSC integrated systems, which selectively delivers postal items to upper- and lower-side stackers, includes at least one pair of conveyor belts bifurcating from a bifurcation gate to the down-side stackers, and at least one pair of conveyor belts bifurcating from the bifurcation gate to the upper-side stackers. The conveyor belts include a first twisted section, an S-shaped ascending portion, and a second twisted portion. Each postal item is tilted by the first twisted portion, then raised by the S-shaped ascending portion with its tilted attitude maintained, and returned to upright by the second twisted portion.
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Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Karmis Stefano
Morrison Thomas A
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman LLP
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