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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1988
Toshiki Nishibori, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A sheet handling apparatus for copying and transporting sheets which comprises an image processing apparatus containing an image processing face, a sheet processing device disposed above said image processing face and operative to move toward and away from said image processing face, a sheet transport device including a pair of wrapping connector driving devices constituted by a combination of chains and sprockets, said sheet transport device turning on itself to form a loop which passes between said image processing apparatus and said sheet pressing device in sequential, opposite directions, a driving mechanism for driving the sheet transport device, a sheet gripping mechanism connected to said wrapping connector driving device for gripping the edges of the sheet being transported, a sheet pickup device for successively selecting the sheets, one-by-one, for distribution to the sheet gripping mechanism, and a sheet discharge device for receiving and transporting sheets received from the sheet transport device, whereby the front and reverse surfaces of said sheet can be successively brought into close contact with the image processing face through the use of the sheet pressing device.
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