Copying apparatus having a sorting unit and a binding unit and c

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1987-08-07

1989-09-05

Moses, R. L.

Photocopying

Contact printing

Light boxes

355313, 355314, 355323, 355324, G03G 1500

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048643505

ABSTRACT:
A copying apparatus having an image forming unit, a sorting unit capable of distributing sheets carrying the images formed thereon and a binding unit for binding the distributed sheets are provided. The sorting unit is set to a sorting mode when a binding mode is selected. Further, a copying apparatus having controls for inhibiting the operation of the binding unit so that the operation of the binding unit can be inhibited in the cases where the size of the sheet is not in conformity to the allowable size and where the number of sorted sheets is beyond the number acceptable from the capacity of the binding unit or the number of sorted sheets is only "1". The operation of the binding unit is inhibited where there are any sheets left in the binding unit or staples are found to be absent before starting the operation of the binding unit. The sorting unit is capable of starting the distribution of the sheets from the bottom bin when the binding mode is selected and from the top bin when the non-binding mode is selected.

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IBM Technical Bulletin, vol. 18, No. 9, 2/76.

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