Sorter with rotary spirals and guide rails
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1. A sorter comprising:
- a plurality of bin trays arranged in a vertical direction, each bin tray having a specified width and length and adapted for bearing a sheet;
shifting means for shifting the plurality of bin trays in the vertical direction; and
moving means for moving a bin tray at a predetermined position in said sorter, in a lengthwise direction of the respective bin tray;
said moving means including disengaging means for disengaging the bin tray from the shifting means;
said shifting means including;
a pair of rotatable upstanding cylinders arranged on opposite sides of the plurality of bin trays, each cylinder having a guide surface extending spirally on a surface of the cylinder;
a pair of pins projecting horizontally from opposite sides of each bin tray and slidable on the guide surface and disengagable therefrom at said position; and
driving means for rotating the pair of cylinders;
whereby the pins slide on the guide surface in response to rotation of the cylinders so as to shift the plurality of bin trays in the vertical direction.
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Abstract
A sorter includes a sheet processing device, a plurality of bin trays arranged in a vertical direction, each bin tray having a specified width and length and adapted for bearing a sheet, shifting means for shifting the plurality of bin trays in the vertical direction, and moving means for moving the bin tray in a predetermined position in a lengthwise direction of the bin tray so that the sheet on the bin tray is processed by the sheet processing device. The bin tray can be moved to a position where sheet processing is to be applied by the sheet processing device.
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10 Claims
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1. A sorter comprising:
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a plurality of bin trays arranged in a vertical direction, each bin tray having a specified width and length and adapted for bearing a sheet; shifting means for shifting the plurality of bin trays in the vertical direction; and moving means for moving a bin tray at a predetermined position in said sorter, in a lengthwise direction of the respective bin tray; said moving means including disengaging means for disengaging the bin tray from the shifting means; said shifting means including; a pair of rotatable upstanding cylinders arranged on opposite sides of the plurality of bin trays, each cylinder having a guide surface extending spirally on a surface of the cylinder; a pair of pins projecting horizontally from opposite sides of each bin tray and slidable on the guide surface and disengagable therefrom at said position; and driving means for rotating the pair of cylinders; whereby the pins slide on the guide surface in response to rotation of the cylinders so as to shift the plurality of bin trays in the vertical direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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