Sheet finisher with a binder
US4965629A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00827
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A sheet finisher with a binder includes sheet stacker for stacking sheets discharged after images are formed thereon, a binder for binding the sheets stacked on the sheet stacker, a counter for counting a number of sheets accommodated in the sheet stacker, manual selector for starting binding operation of the binder, and a controller for discriminating whether or not the number counted by the counter is within a predetermined range, and for permitting operation of the binder by actuation of the manual selector, when the number is within the predetermined range.
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