Computer-controlled copy production machine having job separation capabilities
US4285591A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 1979 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00928
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Copy production machine under program control selectively interleaving copy separation sheets between successive copy jobs. The copy separation sheets can be supplied from the same copy sheet supply source as the copies being produced or from an alternate supply source. The number of separation sheets supplied is a predetermined relationship between the number of copy receiving bins in an output receiving the copy separation sheets and the number of copies to be produced from a source. The effective capacity of a collator is extended by such interleaving using a programmable control that talies copies made versus copies selected greater than the capacity of a collator such that the collator job is automatically segmented.
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