Multiple sorter

Details Multiple sorter Multiple sorter

1990-12-07

1992-03-24

Schacher, Richard A.

Sheet feeding or delivering

Delivering

Multiple discharge

271273, 271188, B65H 3124

Patent

active

050980831

ABSTRACT:
A multiple sorter includes several sorter units disposed in series at a paper discharge outlet of an image forming apparatus. Each of the sorter units includes a paper distributing mechanism for distributing paper to several sort bins, and a first path change-over mechanism for changing over the connection of a paper lead-in path to either a paper feeding path to the paper distributing mechanism or a paper discharging path to a non-sort bin. The sorter also includes several bypass carrying paths, each provided across the paper discharging path of each of the sorter units and the paper lead-in path of another one of the sorter units which is adjacent to the one sorter unit in a serially connecting direction of the sorter units. The non-sort bin is provided on an upper portion of the bypass carrying path of each one of the sorter units so that the non-sort bin serves another one of the sorter units upstream of the one sorter unit. The sorter further includes several second path change-over mechanisms, each for switching the connection between the paper discharging path to the non-sort bin and the bypass carrying path.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3467371 (1969-09-01), Britt
patent: 3774906 (1973-11-01), Fagan
patent: 4872662 (1989-10-01), Ishikawa

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