Sheet processing apparatus
US6619648B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2513/42
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet-sorting apparatus has a stacking tray to stack sheets formed with indicia thereupon, a processing tray to receive said sheets in the process leading to said stacking tray, and when necessary, a path to discharge directly to said stacking tray and a path to discharge said sheets to said stacking tray means via said processing tray means the paths being selectable, enabling a leading set of a plurality of sheets to be discharged directly the stacking tray and continuing to stack subsequent sheet sets in said processing tray through which process leading set of sheets and the subsequent set of sheets are sorted on the stacking tray.
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