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Title:
SORTER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2734924
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:

PURPOSE: To miniaturize a sorter frame by arranging a driving mechanism for moving plural bins of a sorter in the vertical direction at a position closer to the tip of the paper than the rear end of the paper, and arranging a shutter member near this driving mechanism.
CONSTITUTION: In a copying machine, a sorter arranged in the side of a copying machine main body has a driving mechanism for moving plural bins 25 vertically with the rotation of a spiral cam 33, and a fixed reference plate for truing-up of side edge of the paper and an elevating reference plate are provided in the tip of a sorter frame 2a in the front side of a device. The elevating reference plate consists of an upper reference plate, which is fixed, and a lower reference plate 122b, which functions as a shutter member and which can be elevated freely, and under the condition that the lower reference plate 122b is opened, the side of a bin 25 of a lower stage of the bins 25 corresponding a processing unit is opened. The tip of the sorter frame 2a is provided with an elevating mechanism 125 for elevating the lower reference plate 122b and including a gear train 128 to be rotated by a motor 127.


Inventors:
OKUMURA KEIJI
AOKI TAKESHI
HIMEKI TOORU
Application Number:
JP6441893A
Publication Date:
April 02, 1998
Filing Date:
March 23, 1993
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
MITA KOGYO KK
International Classes:
B65H39/11; B42C1/12; B65H31/30; B65H31/34; G03G15/00; (IPC1-7): B65H39/11; B65H31/30; B65H31/34
Domestic Patent References:
JP4341458A
JP4290800A
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yukio Ono (1 person outside)