Image forming apparatus
US4534643A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 1983 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2404/632
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In an electronic copying apparatus, a bin selecting carriage is movably arranged along a paper sheet convey path which communicates with a sort paper sheet convey path. The paper sheet fed to the paper sheet convey path by the bin selecting carriage is fed to one of the sort bins. As the bin selecting carriage moves, a guide selector which is arranged at the branch between a non-sort paper sheet convey path and the sort paper sheet convey path is operated. A drive mechanism for driving the guide selector for selectively feeding the paper sheets discharged from a paper discharge section to the sort and non-sort paper sheet guide paths is not required. The operation timing of the guide selector may be synchronized with the feed operation timing of the paper sheets into the respective bins of the sort storage section.
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