Copying apparatus having a copy sheet sorter
US4515464A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 1982 |
| Grant date | May 7, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/6538
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A copying apparatus includes a sorter which is arranged to sort a plurality of copy paper sheets corresponding to a single original document, discharged from a main body of the copying apparatus, into a plurality of bins successively shifted to a paper discharge position by a shifting device. The copying apparatus includes a copy number preset key, a memory for memorizing a preset number of copies, a first counter for counting the number of copied paper sheets, a second counter for counting the number of discharged copy paper sheets, a device for stopping the copying operation when the counted value of the first counter agrees with the memorized preset number of copies, and a sort key for selecting a mode for sorting the copy paper sheets into the bins one sheet in each bin. An electrical circuit applies signals to the shifting device in order to change the moving direction of the bins when the counted value of the second counter agrees with the memorized preset number of copies in the sort mode.
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