Sheet handling apparatus which inserts insert sheets between recording sheets having image formed thereon, method of controlling same, image forming apparatus and storage medium therefor
US7113846B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00869
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sheet handling apparatus is provided, which is comprised of a plurality of inserter trays for stacking thereon insert sheets to be inserted between recording sheets having images formed thereon. Sheet feeding modes for feeding insert sheets include two kinds, i.e. S-stacking mode and F-stacking mode, that can be set by a mode key displayed on a sheet feeding mode setting screen view. In the S-stacking mode, only first-page insert sheets are stacked on a first inserter tray, and only second-page insert sheets and third-page insert sheets are stacked on second and third inserter trays, respectively. In the F-stacking mode, insert sheets are stacked in order of page on an inserter tray. Sheet feeding is suitably controlled by stacking insert sheets on inserter trays in manners corresponding to respective selected stacking modes.
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