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EP0624538A3
EP0624538A3 EP9494111474A EP94111474A EP0624538A3 EP 0624538 A3 EP0624538 A3 EP 0624538A3 EP 9494111474 A EP9494111474 A EP 9494111474A EP 94111474 A EP94111474 A EP 94111474A EP 0624538 A3 EP0624538 A3 EP 0624538A3
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Prior art keywords
sheet
bin
trays
bin tray
moving means
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EP9494111474A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0624538B1 (en
EP0624538A2 (en
Inventor
Masakazu C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Hiroi
Mitsuhiro C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Mukasa
Kenji C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Kobayashi
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Canon Inc
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Canon Inc
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Priority to EP97114485A priority Critical patent/EP0822156A3/en
Publication of EP0624538A2 publication Critical patent/EP0624538A2/en
Publication of EP0624538A3 publication Critical patent/EP0624538A3/en
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Publication of EP0624538B1 publication Critical patent/EP0624538B1/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H39/00—Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs
    • B65H39/10—Associating articles from a single source, to form, e.g. a writing-pad
    • B65H39/11—Associating articles from a single source, to form, e.g. a writing-pad in superposed carriers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2403/00—Power transmission; Driving means
    • B65H2403/50—Driving mechanisms
    • B65H2403/51—Cam mechanisms
    • B65H2403/511—Cam mechanisms involving cylindrical cam, i.e. cylinder with helical groove at its periphery
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2408/00—Specific machines
    • B65H2408/10—Specific machines for handling sheet(s)
    • B65H2408/11—Sorters or machines for sorting articles
    • B65H2408/113—Sorters or machines for sorting articles with variable location in space of the bins relative to a stationary in-feed path
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2408/00—Specific machines
    • B65H2408/10—Specific machines for handling sheet(s)
    • B65H2408/11—Sorters or machines for sorting articles
    • B65H2408/114—Sorters or machines for sorting articles means for shifting articles contained in at least one bin, e.g. for displacing the articles towards processing means as stapler, perforator
    • B65H2408/1141—Sorters or machines for sorting articles means for shifting articles contained in at least one bin, e.g. for displacing the articles towards processing means as stapler, perforator performing alignment in the totality or a large number of bins at a time

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  • Collation Of Sheets And Webs (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention provides a sheet sorting apparatus comprising plural bins trays (B1-BN); bin tray moving means for moving said bin trays stepwise to cause each of the bin trays to face a sheet receiving position; and control means for controlling the operating speed of said bin tray moving means according to sheet transporting information of an image forming apparatus to be connected to said sorting apparatus, in such a manner that said bin tray moving means can be operated in continuous manner even during the discharge of a sheet into a bin tray.
EP94111474A 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter Expired - Lifetime EP0624538B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP97114485A EP0822156A3 (en) 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP27114689 1989-10-18
JP271146/89 1989-10-18
JP27114689A JPH089453B2 (en) 1989-10-18 1989-10-18 Sheet sorter
EP19900119912 EP0423758B1 (en) 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter

Related Parent Applications (2)

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EP90119912.5 Division 1990-10-17
EP19900119912 Division EP0423758B1 (en) 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP97114485A Division EP0822156A3 (en) 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter

Publications (3)

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EP0624538A2 EP0624538A2 (en) 1994-11-17
EP0624538A3 true EP0624538A3 (en) 1994-12-07
EP0624538B1 EP0624538B1 (en) 2000-01-26

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Family Applications (3)

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EP19900119912 Expired - Lifetime EP0423758B1 (en) 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter
EP97114485A Withdrawn EP0822156A3 (en) 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter
EP94111474A Expired - Lifetime EP0624538B1 (en) 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter

Family Applications Before (2)

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EP19900119912 Expired - Lifetime EP0423758B1 (en) 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter
EP97114485A Withdrawn EP0822156A3 (en) 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter

Country Status (3)

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EP (3) EP0423758B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH089453B2 (en)
DE (2) DE69033439T2 (en)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5098074A (en) * 1991-01-25 1992-03-24 Xerox Corporation Finishing apparatus
JP2608367B2 (en) * 1992-09-17 1997-05-07 キヤノン株式会社 Sheet post-processing device
US6568675B1 (en) * 2000-11-28 2003-05-27 Hewlett-Packard Development Co., L.P. Sheet media output device

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4214746A (en) * 1979-01-15 1980-07-29 Xerox Corporation Sorting apparatus
US4512565A (en) * 1981-03-30 1985-04-23 Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Sorter
EP0301595A2 (en) * 1987-07-30 1989-02-01 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Control method for sorter with stapler
US4854571A (en) * 1986-03-12 1989-08-08 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Sheet sorting device

Family Cites Families (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4343463A (en) * 1979-11-27 1982-08-10 Gradco/Dendoki, Inc. Compact sorter
US4332377A (en) * 1979-11-29 1982-06-01 Gradco/Dendoki, Inc. Compact sorter
DE3116940A1 (en) * 1980-05-02 1982-07-22 Gradco/Dendoki, Inc., 92660 Newport Beach, Calif. SORTING DEVICE FOR PAPER SHEETS, PREFERABLY FOR ATTACHMENT TO A COPIER
US4337936A (en) * 1980-05-07 1982-07-06 Gradco/Dendoki, Inc. Compact sorter
US4561765A (en) * 1982-02-01 1985-12-31 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Image forming apparatus
DE3872923T2 (en) * 1987-04-20 1992-12-24 Canon Kk SORTER.

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4214746A (en) * 1979-01-15 1980-07-29 Xerox Corporation Sorting apparatus
US4512565A (en) * 1981-03-30 1985-04-23 Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Sorter
US4854571A (en) * 1986-03-12 1989-08-08 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Sheet sorting device
EP0301595A2 (en) * 1987-07-30 1989-02-01 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Control method for sorter with stapler

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0822156A2 (en) 1998-02-04
JPH089453B2 (en) 1996-01-31
EP0624538B1 (en) 2000-01-26
DE69033439D1 (en) 2000-03-02
DE69033439T2 (en) 2000-07-06
EP0423758A2 (en) 1991-04-24
EP0822156A3 (en) 1998-02-11
EP0423758B1 (en) 1996-04-10
DE69026459T2 (en) 1996-11-14
EP0423758A3 (en) 1992-01-02
EP0624538A2 (en) 1994-11-17
JPH03133875A (en) 1991-06-07
DE69026459D1 (en) 1996-05-15

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