Device for further processing after copying

A device for further processing after copying comprising:

• sheet holding means for placing thereon a plurality of sheets;
• a transport path for guiding sheets fed into the device to said sheet holding means;
• sheet transport means for transporting the sheets through said transport path;
• means for processing after copying which carries out a predetermined process on a plurality of copied sheets stacked on said sheet holding means;
• sheet discharge means for discharging the processed set of sheets from said sheet holding means,
• a discharge tray for placing thereon the sheets discharged by said discharge means;
• and
• guide transport means for guiding the sheets discharged through said transport path to directly transport to said discharge tray when a functioning mode is other than the process after copying mode,
• wherein when a functioning mode is other than the process after copying mode, a part of said sheet holding means becomes a guide plate which guides the sheets by moving between said transport path and said discharge tray.

A device for further processing after copying, comprising:

• sheet holding means for placing thereon a plurality of sheets;
• means for processing after copying which carries out a predetermined process on a plurality of copied sheets stacked on said sheet holding means;
• sheet push-out means for pushing out the sheets processed by said means for processing after copying, to be discharged out of the device through the discharge opening;
• a discharge tray, provided with the device at a lower level than the sheet discharge opening, for placing thereon the sheets pushed out by said sheet push-out means;
• and
• alignment means for aligning the sheets placed on said sheet holding means by the sheet aligning member to a reference position in a widthwise direction, said alignment means being provided with sheet aligning members on both sides in the widthwise direction perpendicular to a push-out direction of said sheet push-out means, wherein at least one of said sheet aligning members is provided with an upper sheet guide piece which controls an upward buckling of the sheet due to a pushing out operation by said sheet push-out means.

A device for further processing after copying, comprising:

• sheet holding means for placing thereon a plurality of sheets;
• means for processing after copying which carries out a predetermined process on a plurality of copied sheets stacked on said sheet holding means;
• sheet push-out means for pushing out the sheets processed by said means for processing after copying to be discharged from the device through the discharge opening;
• a discharge tray, provided with the device at a lower level than the sheet discharge opening, for placing thereon the sheets pushed out by said sheet push-out means;
• auxiliary upper discharge means capable of moving upward and downward between a forward position to said sheet holding means and a retreat position, the forward position being a position for controlling an upward buckling of the sheets due to a pushing out operation by said sheet push-out means;
• and
• control means for controlling the movement of said auxiliary upper discharge means so that an upward motion of said auxiliary upper discharge means controls the upward buckling of the sheets due to the pushing out operation by said sheet push-out means.

A device for further processing after copying, comprising:

• sheet holding means for placing thereon a plurality of sheets;
• a transport path for guiding sheets fed into the device to said sheet holding means;
• sheet transport means for transporting the sheet in said transport path;
• means for processing after copying which carries out a predetermined process on a plurality of copied sheets stacked on said sheet holding means;
• sheet push-out means for pushing out the sheets processed by said means for processing after copying to be discharged out of the device through the discharge opening;
• a discharge tray for placing thereon the sheets pushed out by said sheet push-out means;
• sheet guide means, provided along said transport path between a discharge opening and said sheet holding means, which moves between a transport guide position for guiding the sheet through said transport path to said sheet holding means and an upper sheet guide position on said sheet holding means so as to control an upward buckling of the sheets due to a push-out operation by said sheet push-out means;
• and
• control means which controls the movement of said sheet guide means so that an upward motion of said sheet guide means to the upper sheet guide position controls the upward buckling of the sheets due to the pushing out operation by said sheet push-out means.

A device for further processing after copying, comprising:

• sheet holding means for placing thereon a plurality of sheets;
• means for processing after copying which carries out a predetermined process on a plurality of copied sheets stacked on said sheet holding means;
• sheet push-out means for pushing out the sheets processed by said means for processing after copying to be discharge out of the device through the discharge opening;
• a discharge tray for placing thereon the sheets pushed out by said sheet push-out means;
• sheet discharge guide means, which is provided above the discharge tray side of said sheet holding means, capable of moving to a sheet discharge guide potion for guiding the sheets to be directly discharged onto said discharge tray and to a upper sheet guide position on said sheet holding means for controlling an upward buckling of the sheets due to a pushing out operation of said sheet push-out means;
• and
• control means for controlling the movement of said sheet discharge guide means so that the upward motion of said sheet discharge guide means to the upper sheet guide position controls the upward buckling of the sheets due to the pushing out operation by said sheet push-out means.

A device for further processing after copying, comprising:

• sheet holding means for placing thereon a plurality of sheets;
• means for processing after copying which carries out a predetermined process on a plurality of copied sheets stacked on said sheet holding means;
• sheet push-out means for pushing out the sheets processed by said means for processing after copying to be discharged out of the device through the discharge opening;
• a discharge tray for placing thereon the sheets pushed out by said sheet push-out means;
• sheet discharge guide means, which is provided above the discharge tray side of said sheet holding means, for guiding the sheets to be discharged onto said discharge tray;
• auxiliary upper discharge guide means, which is provided on said sheet discharge guide means, capable of moving to an upper sheet guide position for controlling an upward buckling of the sheets due to a pushing out operation by said sheet push-out means and to a retreat position from the upper sheet guide position;
• and
• control means for controlling the movement of said auxiliary upper discharge guide means so that the upward motion of said auxiliary upper discharge guide means to the upper sheet guide position controls the upward buckling of the sheets due to the pushing out operation by said sheet push-out means.

A device for further processing after copying, comprising:

• sheet holding means for placing thereon a plurality of sheets;
• means for processing after copying which carries out a predetermined process on a plurality of copied sheets stacked on said sheet holding means;
• sheet push-out member for pushing out the sheets processed by said means for processing after copying, to be discharged out of the device through the discharge opening;
• a discharge tray for placing thereon the processed set of sheets pushed out by said sheet push-out means,
• an offset guide, which is provided above the discharge tray side of said sheet holding means, capable of moving to a closed position at which a discharge direction side end thereof is moved towards said sheet holding means and a sheet discharge guide position at which the discharge direction side end thereof is separated above said sheet holding means so as to guide the sheets onto said discharge tray;
• drive means for moving said offset guide to the sheet discharge guide position and to the closed position so that the sheets can be pushed out through a space between said offset guide and said sheet holding means;
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• control means for controlling said drive means so as to move said offset guide to the closed position when the sheets are being pushed out onto said discharge tray by said sheet push-out means.