Sorter for ink-jet printer
AssigneeNoritsu Koki Co., Ltd.
InventorJunichi Yamamoto
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Abstract
Printed papers discharged through a discharge port of an ink-jet printer can be sorted in accordance with their sizes either on a A4-size paper tray or on a L-size paper tray. Sorting openings with a determined width w are formed in the A4-size paper tray, on which printed papers are firstly hold, each along a conveyance path for the papers. The width of the sorting opening is smaller than that of the A4-size paper and larger than that of the L-size paper. Therefore, A4-size papers stay on the A4-size paper tray. On the other hand, L-size papers pass through the sorting opening of the A4-size paper and then conveyed to the L-size paper tray by a conveyor.
Claims5
A sorter for an ink-jet printer, the sorter comprising a holder for holding a print medium, the holder having an opening with a predetermined width in a conveyance path for a print medium on which printing has been performed.
A sorter for an ink-jet printer, the sorter comprising a holder provided below a discharge port of the ink-jet printer for holding a print medium, the holder having an opening with a predetermined width in a conveyance path for a print medium on which printing has been performed,
- the holder holding a print medium with a width larger than the predetermined width discharged through the discharge port, the opening allowing a print medium with a width smaller than the predetermined width discharged through the discharge port to drop from the holder through the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.