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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1981
Donald L Snellman, Seattle, WA (US);
Bernard A Pearson, King County, WA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An improved sheet jogging apparatus allows for easier access and quicker maintenance by placing the primary components of the apparatus above the top panel of the bin unit of a collator/sorter. Quicker adjustment of the sheet jogging apparatus to accommodate different sizes and widths of paper is easily accomplished with a sliding shaft-slot-and-set screw means. Placing the components of the jogger on top of the panel alleviates problems of assembly where the limited space between the shelves of the bin unit and the top panel make work difficult and alleviates the problem of maintenance where the shelves must be removed for access to the components of the standard sheet jogging apparatus. A source of reciprocal motion mounted on top of the panel is connected to jogging bars which extend downwardly from the panel beside the shelves and which are capable of movement responsive to the source of reciprocal motion to jog the side edges of stacks of sheets on the shelves into alignment. A microswitch operatively associated with the jogging mechanism counts the number of jogging cycles through which the jogging bars move. A microprocessor responsive to the microswitch stops the source of reciprocal motion after a predetermined number of cycles.