Sheet-material associating – Associating or disassociating – Signature associating
Patent
1991-12-27
1993-11-09
Look, Edward K.
Sheet-material associating
Associating or disassociating
Signature associating
270 58, B65H 3902, B42B 200
Patent
active
052596052
ABSTRACT:
A sorter, which sorts sheets transferred from an image forming apparatus to form a plurality of sheet stacks and staples each sheet stacks, is disclosed herewith. The sorter is provided with a plurality of bins arrayed in an upright direction for stacking the sorted sheets, and is provided also with a stapler to staple each sheet stack. The bin is adapted to swing horizontally between a first angular position to stack the sorted sheets and a second angular position to undergo the stapling of the sheet stack by the stapler. The stapler is adapted to move along the upright direction through a plurality of stapling positions, and staples each sheet set at each stapling position.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3995748 (1976-12-01), Looney
patent: 4376529 (1983-03-01), George
patent: 4382592 (1983-05-01), Harding
patent: 4564185 (1986-01-01), Hamlin
patent: 4605211 (1986-08-01), Sonobe
patent: 5031890 (1991-07-01), Hosoi
patent: 5092509 (1992-03-01), Naito et al.
patent: 5114130 (1992-05-01), Hamanaka et al.
patent: 5137266 (1992-08-01), Mori et al.
Hirota Kazuhiro
Hosoya Hisao
Jouichi Norio
Kawano Masanobu
Maekawa Yoshikazu
Konica Corporation
Look Edward K.
Ryznic John
LandOfFree
Sorter with trays having guide plates and return springs does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Sorter with trays having guide plates and return springs, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Sorter with trays having guide plates and return springs will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1138055