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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1976
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1975
Robert Joseph Tusso, Randolph, NJ (US);
Daniel Richard Erny, Boonton, NJ (US);
James Edward Landrith, Andover, NJ (US);
Van Dyke Research Corporation, Whippany, NJ (US);
Abstract
A fully automatic paper sorter designed for use as an accessory to an office copier or copier/duplicator machine. The sorter bins have a concave configuration which takes advantage of paper curl developed in the copier to provide more efficient utilization of available bin space. A speed buffering arrangement permits the sorter to operate with copiers having various speeds of paper movement. A separate paper diverting gate is associated with each paper receiving bin, the gates being activated in succession by a rotating cam stack. A sophisticated paper monitoring and control system detects various types of paper jams, and responds either by shutting down the sorter immediately, or by routing subsequent paper sheets directly to a paper catch tray, depending upon the type of jam involved. When the capacity of the sorter is exceeded, excess sheets are routed to the paper catch tray.