Sheet feeding or delivering – Feeding – Multiple supplies
Reexamination Certificate
2009-06-11
2011-11-08
Bollinger, David H (Department: 3653)
Sheet feeding or delivering
Feeding
Multiple supplies
C271S225000, C271S298000, C271S303000, C271S184000, C271S185000, C271S186000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08052136
ABSTRACT:
A sheet conveyance relay unit, including: a convergence unit, including: a convergence section, in which a plurality of sheet receiving sections are respectively connected to a plurality of image forming apparatuses, to receive recording sheets, wherein the convergence section makes the recording sheets, conveyed from the plurality of the sheet receiving sections, to merge into a single sheet conveyance path; and a first common sheet-conveyance section, which conveys the recording sheets from the convergence section to a sheet feeding outlet, and a divergence unit, including: a second common sheet-conveyance section, which conveys the recording sheets, conveyed from the convergence unit; a plurality of sheet feed-out sections, which are combined to a plurality of post-finishing apparatuses; and a divergence section, which sorts the recording sheets, conveyed by the second common sheet-conveyance section, onto the plurality of the sheet feed-out sections.
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Japanese Office Action dated Apr. 20, 2010 and English translation thereof, issued in counterpart Japanese Application No. 2008-157627.
Sato Hiroyasu
Shida Toshio
Bollinger David H
Holtz, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, P.C.
Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc.
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