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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keiji Okumura, Amagasaki, JP;
Kenichi Matsunobu, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Mita Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271297 ; 271305 ;
Abstract
A sorter includes a plurality of sheet receiving units, a conveyor for converying a sheet to one of a plurality of sheet receiving units which are able to come into contact with one surface of the sheet, a guide facing the other surface of the sheet for guiding the sheet to one sheet receiving unit, and a restriction device provided at substantially the same level as the conveyor for keeping the sheet from moving to the conveying means.