An optical character reading apparatus includes a scanner section and a sorter section each having an independent housing. The housing of the scanner section has a rear wall and a discharge port at the upper end portion of the rear wall through which slips read by means of reading means are discharged...http://www.google.fr/patents/US4984692?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US4984692 - Optical character reading apparatus with sorter
