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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1986
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tomomasa Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Tanaka Seiko Co. Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
209609 ;
Abstract
In a card sorting machine, cards having coded tooth trains at the lower edges and magnetic pieces at the front edges are placed on a group of select bars. By selectively raising the select bars, the magnetic piece of the selected cards are attracted to a selecting magnet for having the cards moved at first for one pitch in the horizontal direction and then in an oblique upward direction. A card holding magnet is further provided which holds the selected cards at the oblique upward position upon transfer from the selecting magnet.