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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:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2009
Applicants:
Yukio Asari, Yokohama, JP;
Yusuke Mitsuya, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshihiko Naruoka, Yokohama, JP;
Toru Todoriki, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Yukio Asari, Yokohama, JP;
Yusuke Mitsuya, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshihiko Naruoka, Yokohama, JP;
Toru Todoriki, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A paper sheet pickup device includes a pickup belt configured to run along one of accumulated paper sheets, which is positioned at the most downstream side with respect to a direction of accumulation, and a negative pressure chamber provided inside the pickup belt. The negative pressure chamber is connected to a pump, and a valve unit is interposed therebetween. Further, an air inlet tube is connected to the negative pressure chamber for supplying air therein.