F-Term-List

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POSTAL ITEMS OR PRINTED PAPERS

AA01

AA02

AA03

AA04

AA06

. Postal items

. . Postcards

. . Envelopes

. . Parcels

. Paper currency

AB00
IRREGULAR LOOSE MATERIALS

AB01

. Magnetic articles and ores

AC00
SEAFOODS AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

AC01

AC02

AC03

AC06

AC07

AC08

AC09

AC10

. Seafood

. . Fish

. . Shellfish

. Agricultural products

. . Flowers

. . Tea leaves

. . Tobacco

. . Mushrooms

AC11

AC13

AC14

AC15

AC16

AC17

AC18

AC19

AC20

. . Eggs

. . Grains

. . . Beans

. . . Rice

. . . . Unhulled rice

. . . . Brown or white rice

. . . . Spoiled rice

. . . . . Grains with an irregular shape

. . . . . Cracked grains

AC21

AC23

. . Fruits

. . Vegetables

AD00
OTHERS

AD01

AD02

AD03

AD04

AD05

AD06

AD08

AD09

. Bolts and screws

. Nuts

. Spring coils

. Bobbins

. Coins

. Electrical products

. Medicinal products (e.g., pills)

. . Medicinal capsules

AD11

AD12

AD13

AD14

AD17

AD18

AD19

AD20

. Containers

. . Bottles

. . Cans

. . Caps and bottle tops

. Flat articles

. . Disk-shaped articles (e.g., magnetized disk-shaped articles)

. Columnar or cylindrical articles

. . Hollow columnar or cylindrical articles

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AD22

AD23

. Elongated rod-like articles

. . Hollow elongated rod-like articles (e.g., pipes)

. Round articles (e.g., golf balls)

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PRESORTING PROCESSES

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BA02

BA03

BA05

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BA08

BA09

. Apparatuses for depositing selected articles

. . Apparatuses for depositing flat articles

. . . Apparatuses for depositing postcards and envelopes

. Separation and removal from the depositing apparatus

. . Separation and removal by vibrating feeders

. . Separation and removal by separation rollers

. . Separation and removal by separation belts

. . . Separation belts accompanied by suction

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BA12

BA13

BA14

BA15

BA17

BA19

BA20

. Arrangements in the line of flow

. . Maintenance of equal spacing

. . Direction and line arrangements

. . . Arrangements that follow the pushing position

. . . Front-and-back arrangements

. Determination of direction outside the line of flow

. Mail stamping

. . Processing of prestamped mail

BA21

BA22

BA24

BA25

BA26

BA28

. . . Mail uniformity

. . . Detection of the stamp location

. Attachment of identification to articles to be sorted

. . Bar-code attachment

. . Input to memory devices during attachment

. Cutting of articles to be sorted

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DETECTION, TESTING, AND MEASUREMENT OF OBJECTS

CA01

CA02

CA03

CA04

CA05

CA06

CA09

CA10

. Identification

. . Addresses

. . Area codes

. . Stamps

. . Colors

. . Bar codes

. Features and characteristics of articles to be sorted

. . Presence or absence of articles

CA11

CA12

CA13

CA15

CA16

CA18

CA19

CA20

. . Article orientation

. . . Articles facing frontwards or backwards

. . . Articles that have fallen

. . Article softness or hardness

. . Pressure

. . Length

. . Height or thickness

. . Width

CA21

CA23

CA24

CA26

CA27

CA29

. . Diameter or size

. . Article characteristics

. . . Curvature

. . Area

. . Volume

. . Weight

CA31

CA32

CA34

CA36

CA37

CA38

CA39

. . Optical properties

. . . Color

. . Maturity or sugar content

. . Magnetic properties

. . Electrical properties

. . Radioactivity levels

. . Sonic and ultrasonic waves

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CA42

CA44

CA45

CA47

. . Negative states

. . . Damaged articles

. . Mixing of extraneous substances with the articles to be sorted

. . . Extraneous substances in empty bottles

. . Presence or absence of filling materials in containers

CB00
DETECTION, TESTING, AND MEASURING MEANS

CB01

CB02

CB04

CB05

CB06

CB07

CB08

CB09

. Visual means

. . Viewing accessories

. Means that use magnetic force

. Means that use blowing force

. Means for applying shock (e.g., vibration)

. Irradiation means

. Optical-character recognition devices (OCRs)

. Metal detectors

CB11

CB12

CB13

CB14

CB16

CB17

CB18

CB19

CB20

. Weighing scales

. . Fixed scales

. . . Multiple weighing scales

. . Movable scales

. Mechanical measuring means

. . Rotating drums

. . Means with gaps that differ in size

. . Means with holes of different size holes

. . Means with levels that adjust upon contact with the articles to be sorted

CB21

CB22

CB24

CB25

CB26

CB27

CB28

CB29

CB30

. Electrical weighing means

. . Contact switches

. Optical measurement means

. . Optical measurement means with a light source

. . . Use of ultra-violet light as a light source

. . . Light-adjustment means

. . Light-receiving units

. . . Television (TV) cameras

. . . . Multiple television (TV) cameras

CB31

CB32

CB33

CB34

CB35

CB36

CB37

CB38

. . . Photo-elements

. . . . Multiple photo-elements

. . . Devices that receive reflected light

. . . Devices that receive transmitted light

. . . Discrimination between standard and measured light amounts

. . Background

. . Light-beam transmission windows and clear walls for dust prevention

. . Cleaning means (e.g., light-beam transmission windows)

CC00
SEPARATION AND SEPARATING TREATMENTS

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CC02

CC03

CC04

CC05

CC06

CC07

CC08

CC09

CC10

. Separation processes

. . Dropping vertically

. . Blowing away

. . Pressing

. . Changing of the article path

. . . Use of shaking or rotating members to change the path

. . Movement on an incline

. . . Movement on an incline along a guide rail

. . . Movement on an incline by releasing the fastening pin or hook

. . . Movement on an incline at the same time as weighing

CC11

CC12

CC13

CC15

. Combination of measurement processes

. Combination of processes for detection of quantifiable data

. Processing of acquired data

. Processing of bulk articles (e.g., bundles of postcards)

DA00
CONVEYANCE MEANS ON THE CONVEYING PATH, AT ACCUMULATION POINTS, AND IN TEMPORARY STORAGE PLACES

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DA02

DA03

DA04

DA06

DA07

DA08

. Conveyance paths and means

. . Turntables

. . Starwheels

. . . Means for causing adhesion of articles to be sorted

. . Chutes

. . . Multiple linesof pass-through grooves for articles to be selected

. . . Chute-support structures

DA11

DA12

DA13

DA14

DA15

DA16

DA17

DA18

DA19

. . Conveyors

. . . Belt conveyors

. . . Roller conveyors

. . . Screw conveyors

. . . Vibrating conveyors

. . . Chain conveyors

. . . . Chain convwyors with a weighing scale

. . . . Chain conveyors with buckets and scales

. . . . Chain conveyors with slats

DA21

DA22

DA23

DA25

DA28

DA29

DA30

. . Conveyance means with branching connection paths

. . Conveyance means with confluent or converging paths

. . Conveyance means that operate as a closed-route system

. . Transfer between conveyance means

. Concentration points and temporary storage devices

. . Divided work boards or pigeonholes for manual work

. . Automatic devices to extract articles to be sorted

DA31

DA32

DA33

. . . Means of extracting by pushing out

. . . Shelving

. . . . Movable sorting shelves

EA00
CONTROL, INDICATION, AND SAFETY

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EA02

EA03

EA04

EA05

EA06

EA08

EA09

EA10

. Control of separation, extraction, or conveyance of the articles to be sorted

. . Control of drive means

. . . Intermittent driving

. . . Forward and reverse rotation

. . . Slowdown of the line system

. . . Stopping of driving

. Control of separation of the articles to be sorted

. . Control of operation of the separation mechanism

. . . Operation-timing means

EA11

EA12

EA14

EA15

EA16

EA17

EA19

. . . . Timers

. . . . Rotary encoders

. Monitoring of conveyance of the article to be sorted

. . Confirmation of the position of the article to be sorted

. Detection of defects and abnormalities

. . Sending of dummy parts with the parts to be sorted

. Indication-related elements

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