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US 5,203,550 AGranted
Sorter with rotatable trays supported on guide members
AssigneeKonica Corporation
InventorsMinoru Kawano, Kazunobu Miura, Kohji Yoshie
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Abstract
The invention provides a sorting apparatus equipped with a stapler in which a plurality of plate-shaped bins for stacking sheets thereon are attached in tandem at regular intervals to a fixed shaft so that each of said bins rotates around the shaft between a sorting position to stack sheets and a stapling position to provide the stacked sheet to the stapler.
Claims25
A sorting and stapling apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of plate-shaped bins;
- a plurality of guide members provided for said plurality of bins so that each of said plurality of bins is respectively slidable on a respective one of said plurality of guide members, between a first position and a second position;
- each of said plurality of bins receiving and stacking sheets at said first position;
- stapling means positioned at said second position of said plurality of bins for stapling the thus stacked sheets;
- moving means for respectively moving each of said plurality of bins from said first position to said second position;
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- a plurality of spring members provided for said plurality of bins, each spring member returning a respective one of said plurality of bins from said second position to said first position.
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A sorting and stapling apparatus comprising:
- a vertically fixed shaft;
- a plurality of plate shaped bins for receiving and stacking sheets thereon, said plurality of bins being rotatably attached in tandem, at regular intervals, to said vertically fixed shaft so that each of said bins is rotatable about said vertically fixed shaft between a first and a second position, each of said bins receiving and stacking sheets when positioned at said first position;
- a stapler for stapling the thus stacked sheets, said stapler being positioned at said second position;
- a plurality of rotation means for respectively rotating each of said bins between said first and said second positions;
- each of said rotation means including:
- a pushing member for respectively pushing a respective one of said plurality of bins in a direction to rotate said respective one of said plurality of bins around said shaft from said first position to said second position;
- and
- a spring member for returning said respective one of said plurality of bins from said second position to said first position;
- and
- said pushing member including:
- a drive member;
- a first rotatable arm member coupled to said drive member, said first rotatable arm member being mounted to be rotatable around a rotation axis thereof by said drive member;
- a second arm member mounted on said first rotatable arm member;
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- said second arm member being mounted slidably in a radial direction of said first rotatable arm member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.