EP0423758A2
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Sheet sorter
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1990-10-17
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-10-17
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a sheet sorting apparatus (1) comprising plural bins trays (B₁-B n ); bin tray moving means (42, 43a) for moving said bin trays (B₁-B n ) stepwise to cause each of the bin trays (B₁-B n ) to face a sheet receiving position; and control means (110) for controlling the operating speed of said bin tray moving means (42, 43a) according to sheet transporting information of an image forming apparatus to be connected to said sorting apparatus (1), in such a manner that said bin tray moving means (42, 43) can be operated in continuous manner even during the discharge of a sheet (P) into a bin tray (B).
Inventors
- 👤 Masakazu C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Hiroi
- 👤 Mitsuhiro C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Mukasa
- 👤 Kenji C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Kobayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 14:21
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H39/00; B65H39/10; B65H39/11; B65H2403/00; B65H2403/50; B65H2403/51; B65H2403/511; B65H2408/00; B65H2408/10; B65H2408/11; B65H2408/113; B65H2408/114; B65H2408/1141
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A sheet sorting apparatus comprising: plural bins trays; bin tray moving means for moving said bin trays stepwise to cause each of the bin trays to face a sheet receiving position; and control means for controlling the operating speed of said bin tray moving means according to sheet transporting information of an image forming apparatus to be connected to said sorting apparatus, in such a manner that said bin tray moving means can be operated in continuous manner even during the discharge of a sheet into a bin tray.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A sheet sorting apparatus comprising: plural bins trays; bin tray moving means for moving said bin trays stepwise to cause each of the bin trays to face a sheet receiving position; and control means for controlling the operating speed of said bin tray moving means according to sheet transporting information of an image forming apparatus to be connected to said sorting apparatus, in such a manner that said bin tray moving means can be operated in continuous manner even during the discharge of a sheet into a bin tray.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said bin tray moving means is adapted to vertically move said bin trays, while widening the spaces thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said bin tray moving means is means for rotating spiral cams.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said bin tray moving means is a geneva rotary member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image forming apparatus is a copying machine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image forming apparatus is a printer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image forming apparatus is a facsimile apparatus.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means comprises calculation means for calculating the operating speed of the bin tray moving means based on the sheet transporting information supplied from said image forming apparatus.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
77 words
An image forming apparatus comprising: plural bin trays; bin tray moving means for moving said bin trays stepwise to cause each of the bin trays to face a sheet receiving position; and control means for controlling the operating speed of said bin tray moving means according to sheet transporting information, in such a manner that said bin tray moving means can be operated in continuous manner even during the discharge of a sheet into a bin tray.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
77 words
An image forming apparatus comprising: plural bin trays; bin tray moving means for moving said bin trays stepwise to cause each of the bin trays to face a sheet receiving position; and control means for controlling the operating speed of said bin tray moving means according to sheet transporting information, in such a manner that said bin tray moving means can be operated in continuous manner even during the discharge of a sheet into a bin tray.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said bin tray moving means is adapted to vertically move said bin trays, while widening the species thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said bin tray moving means is means for rotating spiral cams.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said bin tray moving means is a geneva rotary member.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
136 words
A sheet sorting apparatus provided with plural bins each having a trunnion at an end thereof and adapted to move by the guidance of said trunnion by a guide member; sheet discharge means for discharging sheets, transported from an image forming apparatus, into said bins; and spiral cam means for moving said trunnions of said bins in such a manner as to widen the space of the bins at a position facing said sheet discharge means; being characterized by: a substantially parallel portion of a predetermined amount is provided in the cam portion of said spiral cam means, said spiral cam means, said spiral cam means is maintained in continuous rotation, and the discharge operation of said sheet is synchronized with the passing of said trunnion, through the substantially parallel portion of said spiral cam means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
136 words
A sheet sorting apparatus provided with plural bins each having a trunnion at an end thereof and adapted to move by the guidance of said trunnion by a guide member; sheet discharge means for discharging sheets, transported from an image forming apparatus, into said bins; and spiral cam means for moving said trunnions of said bins in such a manner as to widen the space of the bins at a position facing said sheet discharge means; being characterized by: a substantially parallel portion of a predetermined amount is provided in the cam portion of said spiral cam means, said spiral cam means, said spiral cam means is maintained in continuous rotation, and the discharge operation of said sheet is synchronized with the passing of said trunnion, through the substantially parallel portion of said spiral cam means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising speed control means for said spiral cam means, wherein said speed control means is adapted to vary the revolution of said spiral cam means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
69 words
An apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising means for detecting the rotary position of said spiral cam means, and the revolution of the spiral cam means can be made different between a sheet discharge position in which said trunnion is in the substantially parallel portion of the spiral cam means and a shift position in which said trunnion is in an inclined portion of said spiral cam means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
53 words
An apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising a control circuit capable, in response to a sheet discharge signal from said image forming apparatus, of synchronizing the timing of start of discharge of said sheet with the timing of start of said substantially parallel portion in the rotation of said spiral cam means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
129 words
A sheet sorting apparatus provided with plural bins each having a trunnion at an end thereof and adapted to move by the guidance of said trunnions by a guide member; sheet discharge means for discharging sheets, transported from an image forming apparatus, into said bins; and spiral cam means for moving said trunnions of said bins in such a manner as to cause each of said bins to face said sheet discharge means; being characterized by a substantially parallel portion of a predetermined amount is provided in the cam portion of said spiral cam means, said spiral cam means is maintained in continuous rotation, and the discharge operation of said sheet is synchronized with the passing of said trunnion through the substantially parallel portion of said spiral cam means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
129 words
A sheet sorting apparatus provided with plural bins each having a trunnion at an end thereof and adapted to move by the guidance of said trunnions by a guide member; sheet discharge means for discharging sheets, transported from an image forming apparatus, into said bins; and spiral cam means for moving said trunnions of said bins in such a manner as to cause each of said bins to face said sheet discharge means; being characterized by a substantially parallel portion of a predetermined amount is provided in the cam portion of said spiral cam means, said spiral cam means is maintained in continuous rotation, and the discharge operation of said sheet is synchronized with the passing of said trunnion through the substantially parallel portion of said spiral cam means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
129 words
An image forming apparatus provided with plural bins each having a trunnion at an end thereof and adapted to move by the guidance of said trunnions by a guide member; sheet discharge means for discharging sheets, transported from an image forming apparatus, into said bins; and spiral cam means for moving said trunnions of said bins in such a manner as to cause each of said bins to face said sheet discharge means, being characterized by a substantially parallel portion of a predetermined amount is provided in the cam portion of said spiral cam means, said spiral cam means is maintained in continuous rotation, and the discharge operation of said sheet is synchronized with the passing of said trunnion through the substantially parallel portion of said spiral cam means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
129 words
An image forming apparatus provided with plural bins each having a trunnion at an end thereof and adapted to move by the guidance of said trunnions by a guide member; sheet discharge means for discharging sheets, transported from an image forming apparatus, into said bins; and spiral cam means for moving said trunnions of said bins in such a manner as to cause each of said bins to face said sheet discharge means, being characterized by a substantially parallel portion of a predetermined amount is provided in the cam portion of said spiral cam means, said spiral cam means is maintained in continuous rotation, and the discharge operation of said sheet is synchronized with the passing of said trunnion through the substantially parallel portion of said spiral cam means.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
124 words
An image forming apparatus provided with plural bins each having a trunnion at an end thereof and adapted to move by the guidance of said trunnions by a guide member; sheet discharge means for discharging sheets, transported from an image forming apparatus, into said bins; and spiral cam means for moving said trunnions of said bins in such a manner as to cause each of said bins to face said sheet discharge means being characterized by the said spiral cam means is rotated in continuous manner; said sheet discharge means is moved vertically according to the rotation of said spiral cam means; and the discharge operation of said sheet is conducted in synchronization in the course of continuous rotation of said spiral cam means.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
124 words
An image forming apparatus provided with plural bins each having a trunnion at an end thereof and adapted to move by the guidance of said trunnions by a guide member; sheet discharge means for discharging sheets, transported from an image forming apparatus, into said bins; and spiral cam means for moving said trunnions of said bins in such a manner as to cause each of said bins to face said sheet discharge means being characterized by the said spiral cam means is rotated in continuous manner; said sheet discharge means is moved vertically according to the rotation of said spiral cam means; and the discharge operation of said sheet is conducted in synchronization in the course of continuous rotation of said spiral cam means.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
135 words
A sheet sorting apparatus provided with plural bins each having a trunnion at an end thereof and adapted to move by the guidance of said trunnions by a guide member; sheet discharge means for discharging sheets, transported from an image forming apparatus, into said bins; and spiral cam means for moving said trunnions of said bins by grooves of said cam means in such a manner as to cause each of said bins to face said sheet discharge means; being characterized by: a substantially parallel portion of a predetermined amount is provided in the cam portion of said spiral cam means, said spiral cam means is maintained in continuous rotation, and the discharge operation of said sheet is synchronized with the passing of said trunnion through the substantially parallel portion of said spiral cam means.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
135 words
A sheet sorting apparatus provided with plural bins each having a trunnion at an end thereof and adapted to move by the guidance of said trunnions by a guide member; sheet discharge means for discharging sheets, transported from an image forming apparatus, into said bins; and spiral cam means for moving said trunnions of said bins by grooves of said cam means in such a manner as to cause each of said bins to face said sheet discharge means; being characterized by: a substantially parallel portion of a predetermined amount is provided in the cam portion of said spiral cam means, said spiral cam means is maintained in continuous rotation, and the discharge operation of said sheet is synchronized with the passing of said trunnion through the substantially parallel portion of said spiral cam means.
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