Title:
SHEET DISTRIBUTING/STORING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3446223
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To divide bin trays for storing a bundle of recording sheets into two, one for storing recording sheets completely stapled and the other for storing recording sheets not yet stapled at all in a sheet distributing/storing apparatus which staples the bundle of recording sheets at a plurality of points.
CONSTITUTION: The apparatus is provided with a staple number detecting means 7 for detecting when the remaining number of staples 6 of a stapling means 3 reaches a predetermined value, a processing number storing means 8 for storing the stapling number (n) of times already performed, and an operating means 9 for operating the number N of processable bin trays which can complete the whole stapling process to a recording sheet 1 from the detected remaining number of staples 6 and the stapling number (n) of times to the time point. Moreover, a control means 10 is provided for controlling the number of bin trays for conducting a series of stapling processes based on the comparison between the number N of processable bin trays and the number of bin trays 2 for already stapled sheets.
Inventors:
Masaki Ishida
Kengo Taneda
Kengo Taneda
Application Number:
JP20181592A
Publication Date:
September 16, 2003
Filing Date:
July 07, 1992
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd
International Classes:
B42B4/00; B42C1/12; B65H29/60; B65H37/04; B65H39/11; G03G15/00; G03G21/00; (IPC1-7): B65H37/04; B42C1/12; B65H29/60; B65H39/11; G03G15/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP469288A | ||||
| JP63123763A | ||||
| JP6373274A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tomohiro Nakamura (2 outside)