Unscheduled set ejection method in a finisher
US5832358A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00827
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of ejecting copy sheets from the compiler in a printing apparatus that includes a processing section for transferring a developed image onto a copy sheet and a finishing section with a compiler and a stapler for receiving plural copy sheets to generate a print set. In particular, the level of copy sheets in a compiler tray is sensed, a tag in non-volatile memory indicating a number of allowable extra copy sheets in the compiler is monitored, and a capacity count for sheets to be stapled is referenced. In response, a set of copy sheets may be ejected from the compiler in an unscheduled manner as a function of the level of copy sheets in the compiler tray, the tag in non-volatile memory, and the capacity count for sheets to be stapled. This enables the finisher to complete a set that might have been prematurely ejected or enables the finisher to eject a set before reaching a jam condition.
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