System for transferring carrier from one pneumatic carrier receiving/dispatching station to another
First Claim
1. A system for transferring pneumatic carriers from one pneumatic carrier receiving/dispatching station to another comprising a first group of pneumatic carrier diverters, each with an inlet linked through pneumatically-sealed tubes to at least one of said stations, a multiplicity of outlet means, and means for shiftably linking said inlet means to any one of said outlet means;
- a second group of said diverters, each with a multiplicity of inlet means and an outlet means, and means for shiftably linking said multiplicity of inlet means to said outlet means, said transferring system including a plurality of diverters of said first group and a plurality of diverters of said second group with at least three diverters and at least one of said first and said second groups of diverters;
pneumatically-sealed tubes joining in parallel, all the diverters of said first group to all the diverters of said second group; and
at least one means for supplying pressure and vacuum to said system, joined to the outlet means of a diverter of said second group.
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Abstract
A system for transferring pneumatic carriers from one pneumatic carrier receiving/dispatching station to another includes a first pneumatic carrier diverter, or a plurality of such first diverters, each with an inlet/outlet linked through pneumatically-sealed tubes to at least one such station, a multiplicity of outlets, and a device for shiftably linking the inlet/outlet of the diverter to any one of its multiple outlets; a second pneumatic carrier diverter, or a plurality of such second diverters, each with a multiplicity of inlets and a single outlet, and a mechanism for shiftably linking the multiplicity of inlets to the outlets; the system including either a plurality of such first diverters, or a plurality of such second diverters, or both; pneumatically-sealed tubes joining, in parallel, all the diverters of the first kind of all the diverters of the second kind; and a pressure/vacuum supply device joined to the outlet of one or more of the second kind.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for transferring pneumatic carriers from one pneumatic carrier receiving/dispatching station to another comprising a first group of pneumatic carrier diverters, each with an inlet linked through pneumatically-sealed tubes to at least one of said stations, a multiplicity of outlet means, and means for shiftably linking said inlet means to any one of said outlet means;
- a second group of said diverters, each with a multiplicity of inlet means and an outlet means, and means for shiftably linking said multiplicity of inlet means to said outlet means, said transferring system including a plurality of diverters of said first group and a plurality of diverters of said second group with at least three diverters and at least one of said first and said second groups of diverters;
pneumatically-sealed tubes joining in parallel, all the diverters of said first group to all the diverters of said second group; and
at least one means for supplying pressure and vacuum to said system, joined to the outlet means of a diverter of said second group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- a second group of said diverters, each with a multiplicity of inlet means and an outlet means, and means for shiftably linking said multiplicity of inlet means to said outlet means, said transferring system including a plurality of diverters of said first group and a plurality of diverters of said second group with at least three diverters and at least one of said first and said second groups of diverters;
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12. A pneumatic tube system including:
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(a) A system for transferring pneumatic carriers from one pneumatic carrier receiving/dispatching station to another comprising a first group of pneumatic carrier diverters, each with an inlet linked through pneumatically-sealed tubes to at least one of said stations, a multiplicity of outlet means, and means for shiftably linking said inlet means to any one of said outlet means;
a second group of said diverters, each with a multiplicity of inlet means and an outlet means, and means for shiftably linking said multiplicity of inlet means to said outlet means, said transferring system including a plurality of diverters of said first group, and a plurality of diverters of said second group with at least three diverters and at least one of said first and said second groups of diverters;
pneumatically-sealed tubes joining, in parallel, all the diverters of said first group to all the diverters of said second group; and
at least one means for supplying pressure and vacuum to said system, joined to the outlet means of a diverter of said second group; and(b) At least two separate groups of stations, each station group including a single inlet/outlet pneumatic tube joined to the inlet means of one, and only one diverter of said first group of diverters, wherein said pneumatic tube system permits transferring a pneumatic carrier from one station group to another station group with no more than one shift in each diverter through which said pneumatic carrier passes. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A pneumatic tube system including:
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(a) A system for transferring pneumatic carriers from one pneumatic carrier receiving/dispatching station to another comprising a first group of pneumatic carrier diverters, each with an inlet linked through pneumatically-sealed tubes to at least one of said stations, a multiplicity of outlet means, and means for shiftably linking said inlet means to any one of said outlet means;
a second group of said diverters, each with a multiplicity of inlet means and an outlet means, and means for shiftably linking said multiplicity of inlet means to said outlet means, said transferring system including a plurality of diverters of said first group, and a plurality of diverters of said second group with at least three diverters and at least one of said first and said second groups of diverters;
pneumatically-sealed tubes joining, in parallel, all the diverters of said first group to all the diverters of said second group; and
at least one means for supplying pressure and vacuum to said system, joined to the outlet means of a diverter of said second group; and(b) At least two separate groups of station, each station group including a single inlet/outlet pneumatic tube joined to the inlet means of one, and only one diverter of said first group, said pneumatic tube system including means for linking any one of said pressure/vacuum supplying means to said pneumatic tube system for transferring a pneumatic carrier from one group of stations to another group of such stations. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A pneumatic tube system including:
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(a) A system for transferring pneumatic carriers from one pneumatic carrier receiving/dispatching station to another comprising a first group of pneumatic carrier diverters, each with an inlet linked through pneumatically-sealed tubes to at least one of said stations, a multiplicity of outlet means, and means for shiftably linking said inlet means to any one of said outlet means;
a second group of said diverters, each with a multiplicity of inlet means and an outlet means, and means for shiftably linking said multiplicity of inlet means to said outlet means, said transferring system including a plurality of diverters of said first group, and a plurality of diverters of said second group with at least three diverters and at least one of said first and said second groups of diverters;
pneumatically-sealed tubes joining, in parallel, all the diverters of said first group to all the diverters of said second group; and
at least one means for supplying pressure and vacuum to said system, joined to the outlet means of a diverter of said second group; and(b) At least two separate groups of stations, each station group including a single inlet/outlet pneumatic tube joined to the inlet means of one, and only one diverter in said first group, said pneumatic tube system permitting simultaneous transfer of more than one pneumatic carrier from one group of stations to another group of such stations. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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