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US4938467A
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Apparatus for post-processing of sheets
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1988-03-30
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Granted: 1990-07-03
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Expires: 2008-03-30
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a sheet stacker, for use in combination with a copying machine, a printer or the like, capable of ensuring satisfactory sheet stacking regardless whether the sheet is folded or not. The apparatus controls the stacking operation in different modes in accordance with whether the sheets to be stacked are folded or not.
Inventors
- 👤 Takeshi Honjo
- 👤 Koichi Murakami
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 15:51
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/65; G03G15/6538; G03G15/6541; B; B65; B65H; B65H31/00; B65H31/04; B65H31/08; B65H43/00; G03G2215/00; G03G2215/00362; G03G2215/00789; G03G2215/00822; G03G2215/00827; G03G2215/00877
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus comprising: discharge means for discharging sheets; stacking means for stacking the sheets discharged by said discharge means; input means for inputting information indicative of the presence or absence of fold in the sheets; and control means for controlling said discharge means so as to vary the sheet discharge speed in accordance with the information indicative of the presence or absence of fold in the sheets, which information is entered through said input means, wherein said control means controls said discharge means in such a manner that in case of the absence of fold in the sheet, the sheet is discharged at a first discharge speed, and in case of the presence of fold in the sheet, the sheet is discharged at a second discharge speed faster than the first discharge speed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus comprising: discharge means for discharging sheets; stacking means for stacking the sheets discharged by said discharge means; input means for inputting information indicative of the presence or absence of fold in the sheets; and control means for controlling said discharge means so as to vary the sheet discharge speed in accordance with the information indicative of the presence or absence of fold in the sheets, which information is entered through said input means, wherein said control means controls said discharge means in such a manner that in case of the absence of fold in the sheet, the sheet is discharged at a first discharge speed, and in case of the presence of fold in the sheet, the sheet is discharged at a second discharge speed faster than the first discharge speed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means controls said discharge means so as to change over the sheet discharge speed to a lower speed in the course of discharge of the sheet at the first or second discharge speeds.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information indicative of the presence or absence of fold in the sheets is information indicating the presence or absence of a z-fold in the sheets.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
139 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus comprising: discharge means for discharging sheets; stacking means for stacking the sheets discharged by said discharge means; input means for inputting information indicative of a kind of fold in the sheets; and control means for controlling said discharge means so as to vary the sheet discharge speed in accordance with the information indicative of a kind of fold in the sheets, which information is entered through said input means, wherein said control means controls said discharge means in such a manner that in case of the presence of a first kind of fold in the sheet, the sheet is discharged at a first discharge speed, and in case of the presence of a second kind of fold in the sheet, the sheet is discharged at a second discharge speed faster than the first discharge speed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
139 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus comprising: discharge means for discharging sheets; stacking means for stacking the sheets discharged by said discharge means; input means for inputting information indicative of a kind of fold in the sheets; and control means for controlling said discharge means so as to vary the sheet discharge speed in accordance with the information indicative of a kind of fold in the sheets, which information is entered through said input means, wherein said control means controls said discharge means in such a manner that in case of the presence of a first kind of fold in the sheet, the sheet is discharged at a first discharge speed, and in case of the presence of a second kind of fold in the sheet, the sheet is discharged at a second discharge speed faster than the first discharge speed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said control means controls said discharge means so as to change over the sheet discharge speed to a lower speed in the course of discharge of the sheet at the first or second discharge speeds.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said first kind of fold is a half fold, and said second kind of fold is a z-fold.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
175 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus comprising: discharge means for discharging sheets; stacking means for stacking the sheets discharged by said discharge means; input means for inputting information indicative of the presence or absence of fold in the sheets; and control means for controlling said discharge means so as to change over the sheet discharge speed, in the course of discharge of the sheet, from a high speed to a low speed in different timings in accordance with the information indicative of the presence or absence of fold in the sheets, which information is entered through said input means, wherein said control means controls said discharge means in such a manner that in case of the presence of fold in the sheet, the sheet discharge speed is changed over from a high speed to a low speed after a predetermined delay from a predetermined reference timing, and in case of the absence of fold in the sheet, the sheet discharge speed is changed over from a high speed to a low speed before said predetermined delay elapses.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
175 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus comprising: discharge means for discharging sheets; stacking means for stacking the sheets discharged by said discharge means; input means for inputting information indicative of the presence or absence of fold in the sheets; and control means for controlling said discharge means so as to change over the sheet discharge speed, in the course of discharge of the sheet, from a high speed to a low speed in different timings in accordance with the information indicative of the presence or absence of fold in the sheets, which information is entered through said input means, wherein said control means controls said discharge means in such a manner that in case of the presence of fold in the sheet, the sheet discharge speed is changed over from a high speed to a low speed after a predetermined delay from a predetermined reference timing, and in case of the absence of fold in the sheet, the sheet discharge speed is changed over from a high speed to a low speed before said predetermined delay elapses.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
51 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said control means controls said discharge means in such a manner that in case of the presence of fold in the sheet, the sheet is discharged at higher speed compared with that in case of the absence of fold in the sheet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said information indicative of the presence or absence of fold in the sheets is information indicating the presence or absence of a z-fold in the sheets.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
179 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus comprising: discharge means for discharging sheets; stacking means for stacking the sheets discharged by said discharge means; input means for inputting information indicative of a kind of fold in the sheets; and control means for controlling said discharge means so as to change over the sheet discharge speed, in the course of discharge of the sheet, from a high speed to a low speed in different timings in accordance with the information indicative of a kind of fold in the sheets, which information is entered through said input means, wherein said control means controls said discharge means in such a manner that in case of the presence of a first kind of fold in the sheet, the sheet discharge speed is changed over from a high speed to a low speed after a predetermined delay from a predetermined reference timing, and in case of the presence of a second kind of fold in the sheet, the sheet discharge speed is changed over from a high speed to a low speed before said predetermined delay elapses.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
179 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus comprising: discharge means for discharging sheets; stacking means for stacking the sheets discharged by said discharge means; input means for inputting information indicative of a kind of fold in the sheets; and control means for controlling said discharge means so as to change over the sheet discharge speed, in the course of discharge of the sheet, from a high speed to a low speed in different timings in accordance with the information indicative of a kind of fold in the sheets, which information is entered through said input means, wherein said control means controls said discharge means in such a manner that in case of the presence of a first kind of fold in the sheet, the sheet discharge speed is changed over from a high speed to a low speed after a predetermined delay from a predetermined reference timing, and in case of the presence of a second kind of fold in the sheet, the sheet discharge speed is changed over from a high speed to a low speed before said predetermined delay elapses.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
59 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said control means controls said discharge means in such a manner that in case of the presence of the first kind of fold in the sheet, the sheet is discharged at a higher speed compared with that in case of presence of the second kind of fold in the sheet.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said first fold is a z-fold, and said second fold is a half fold.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said first fold is a z-fold, and said second fold is a half fold.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
168 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus comprising: discharge means for discharging sheets; stacking means for stacking the sheets discharged by said discharge means; input means for inputting information indicative of sizes of the sheets; and control means for controlling said discharge means so as to change over the sheet discharge speed, in the course of discharge of the sheet, from a high speed to a low speed in different timings in accordance with the information indicative of sizes of the sheets, which information is entered through said input means wherein said control means controls said discharge means in such a manner that in case of a first size of the sheet, the sheet discharge speed is changed over from a high speed to a low speed after a predetermined delay from a predetermined reference timing, and in case of a second size of the sheet smaller than said first size, the sheet discharge speed is changed over from a high speed to a low speed before said predetermined delay elapses.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
168 words
A sheet post-processing apparatus comprising: discharge means for discharging sheets; stacking means for stacking the sheets discharged by said discharge means; input means for inputting information indicative of sizes of the sheets; and control means for controlling said discharge means so as to change over the sheet discharge speed, in the course of discharge of the sheet, from a high speed to a low speed in different timings in accordance with the information indicative of sizes of the sheets, which information is entered through said input means wherein said control means controls said discharge means in such a manner that in case of a first size of the sheet, the sheet discharge speed is changed over from a high speed to a low speed after a predetermined delay from a predetermined reference timing, and in case of a second size of the sheet smaller than said first size, the sheet discharge speed is changed over from a high speed to a low speed before said predetermined delay elapses.
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