Patent · US Expired

Output station for reproducing machine

US4376529A · kind A · utility

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8Claims

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Assignee

Xerox Corporation · US

Inventors

Clifford L. George · Macedon, US
Wayne R. Smith · Pittsford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 1980
Grant date	Mar 15, 1983
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 31, 2000

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65H2801/27
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A finishing station for a reproducing machine provides for the collecting, sorting, corner registration of collated sets, finishing as by stapling or other means and the collection of collated sets. In particular, the sorter comprises a plurality of copy sheet collating trays arranged in a vertical array, means to transport copy sheets from the reproducing machine to the sorter, corner registration means for the collated sets within the tray, means to maintain the corner registration of the collated copy sheets as they are transported while in the tray to a finishing station, a finishing station and a finished collated set collection station.

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