Copy production machines having job separation capabilities
US4201464A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 1977 |
| Grant date | May 6, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00928
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Copy production machine selectively interleaves copy separation sheets between successive copy jobs, subjobs, or job portions. The copy separation sheets can be from the same copy sheet supply source or from an alternate source. The supplied copy separation sheets need not be operated upon by the copy production machines, i.e., receive an image. Such sheets may be preimaged if so desired. When copy sheet supply means has different size copy sheets, the separation mode may be inhibited. The number of separation sheets supplied depends on the number of copy receiving bins in an output means and the number of copies produced from a single image. The effective capacity of a collator is extended by the use of separation sheets.
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