Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus using same
US6241234A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/27
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet processing apparatus has a first stacker for stacking discharged sheets; a feeder for feeding a set of sheets from the first stacker; and second stacker for stacking the set of sheets fed by the feeder. A shifting device shifts the sheets stacked on the first stacker and; a controller groups the sheets in a set into a plurality of groups of sheets, and stacks, shifts and feeds the sheets, for each group, to the first stacker, and stacks the set of sheets on the second stacker.
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