Title:
DOCUMENT SORTING MACHINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005118443
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A document feeder system (4) for use in a document sorting apparatus (1) is disclosed. The document feeder system (4) comprises upper (102) and lower (101) portions, each having respective feeder elements for feeding documents from a hopper (100), the upper and lower portions being movable relative to one another between a feeding position, in which the feeder elements of the upper and lower portions are engageable with a document to be fed, and a jam clearance position, in which a document between the feeder elements of the upper and lower portions may be retrieved, wherein the upper and lower portions are urged into the feeding position by a constant force spring (121).
Inventors:
CALVERLEY SIMON (GB)
SKINNER JOHN ALAN (GB)
HOSKING STEVEN MICHAEL (GB)
LEONARD ANTONY JOHN (GB)
SKINNER JOHN ALAN (GB)
HOSKING STEVEN MICHAEL (GB)
LEONARD ANTONY JOHN (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2005/002190
Publication Date:
September 14, 2006
Filing Date:
June 06, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
RUE DE INT LTD (GB)
CALVERLEY SIMON (GB)
SKINNER JOHN ALAN (GB)
HOSKING STEVEN MICHAEL (GB)
LEONARD ANTONY JOHN (GB)
CALVERLEY SIMON (GB)
SKINNER JOHN ALAN (GB)
HOSKING STEVEN MICHAEL (GB)
LEONARD ANTONY JOHN (GB)
International Classes:
B65H15/00; B65H1/06; B65H3/06; B65H5/00; B65H7/00; B65H29/60; B65H33/14; B65H39/10; G07D11/00
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