Finisher with a stapling function
US5797596A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00827
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A finisher comprising a non-sort tray disposed at an uppermost location, a stacking tray for stapling disposed at an intermediate location, and a large-capacity storing tray disposed at a lower location. In a non-sort mode, sheets discharged from a copying machine are first stored in the non-sort tray and, when the non-sort tray is occupied full, subsequent incoming sheets are stored in the storing tray. In a stapling mode, sheets are collected on the stacking tray and, after a stapling operation, they are stored in the storing tray.
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