Sorting apparatus and control method for sorting apparatus

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PATENT NO 9108223
APP PUB NO 20090166270A1
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12054870

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A sorting apparatus conveys a sheet in a standing position, and detects, at various heights, the presence/absence of metal pieces in the sheet, conveyed in the standing position, by using a plurality of metal detection sensors. The sorting apparatus detects a tracking letter in which a metal piece is placed at a specific position or a clip letter containing a small metal piece whose position is fixed, on the basis of the detection result obtained by each metal detection sensor, and sorts the tracking letter or the clip letter in the same manner as a normal letter.

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KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAMINATO-KU TOKYO 105-0023

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Sato, Masanori Yamato, JP 245 1981

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