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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1996
Filed:
May. 31, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazushi Yoshida, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Masataka Kawauchi, Ishioka, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271264 ; 271272 ; 271303 ; 198583 ;
Abstract
A conveyor apparatus for conveying paper sheets having a plurality of conveyor path units which are connected to form a continuous conveyor path. Each unit includes a housing having both longitudinal ends opened, a sheet conveyor, provided in the housing, for conveying the paper sheets while holding the paper sheets between endless belts and a connecting structure provided on both longitudinal ends to enable each unit to be connected in series with other units. The conveyor is disposed near both longitudinal ends to make a distance between an adjacent conveyor, when the units are connected, small.