Stapling sorter with rotating sheet jogger

In a sorting apparatus for receiving successive sheets from a copy producing machine, comprising tray means including at least one tray for receiving sheets, jogging means for aligning the edges of sheets in said tray means in two directions, the improvement wherein said jogging means includes opposed jogging rods moveable towards and away from one another to engage and align opposite sides of sheets therebetween, means for moving said rods towards and away from one another, means for rotating said rods in opposite directions responsive to said movement of said rods to frictionally engage said sides of said sheets to move the sheets at a right angle to the movement of said rods, and an alignment surface on said tray engageable by said sheets upon movement of said sheets at said right angle, said means for moving said rods towards and away from one another including a pair of horizontally movable slides, said rods being connected to said slides, and means for simultaneously moving said slides horizontally in opposite directions, including drive means for moving said rods, as aforesaid, wherein said drive means permits continued horizontal movement of one said slides following stopping of horizontal movement of the other of said slides, and including means for selectively stopping horizontal movement of said other of said slides in the sheet aligning direction.

In a sorting apparatus for receiving successive sheets from a copy producing machine, comprising tray means including at least one tray for receiving sheets, jogging means for aligning the edges of sheets in said tray means in two directions, the improvement wherein said jogging means includes opposed jogging rods moveable towards and away from one another to engage and align opposite sides of sheets therebetween, means for moving said rods towards and away from one another, means for rotating said rods in opposite directions responsive to said movement of said rods to frictionally engage said sides of said sheets to move the sheets at a right angle to the movement of said rods, and an alignment surface on said tray engageable by said sheets upon movement of said sheets at said right angle, said means for moving said rods towards and away from one another including a pair of horizontally movable slides, said rods being connected to said slides, and means for simultaneously moving said slides horizontally in opposite directions, said means for rotating said rods including means operated in response to movement of said slides in opposite directions.

In a sorting apparatus for receiving successive sheets from a copy producing machine, comprising tray means for receiving sheets, jogging means for aligning the side edges of sheets in said trays, means for vertically moving the trays past a sheet entry location, and a stapler for stapling the sheets in said trays, the improvement wherein said stapler is pivotally mounted between the sides of said trays on a horizontal axis for swinging to a stapling position from a non-stapling position at the sheet inlet ends of said trays, and means for driving said stapler between said positions, said means for driving said stapler including a link slidably and pivotally connected to said stapler at one end, means mounting the other and of said link on a fixed pivot, a crank slidably engaging said link between its ends, and a drive motor for said crank.