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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenji Kosaka, Naka, JP;
Yoshikazu Yasu, Katsuta, JP;
Assignee:
Ikegami Tsushinki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271296 ; 271300 ; 271303 ;
Abstract
A sorting machine has a plurality of trays arranged in a vertical array, a vertical transport belt for transporting a recorded sheet introduced through a feed opening, a discharge unit for discharging the sheet to one of the trays, and a guide member which guides the transported sheet to the discharge unit. The discharge unit is shifted to one of the trays. The recorded sheet transported by the transport belt is held between the transport belt and a spiral spring which is retractile in the transport direction, so that dropping of the sheet by gravity is prevented.