Sheet post-processing apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoshifumi Takehara
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Abstract
A sheet post-processing apparatus includes at least one sheet receiving bin for receiving sheets. A sheet discharger discharges sheets into the sheet receiving bins and a post-processor post-processes the sheets stored in the sheet receiving bins. A support supports the sheet discharger, for movement between a first location at a discharging location for discharging the sheets into the sheet receiving bins and a second location at a retracted position away from the first location. A moving device moves the sheet discharging means from the first location to the second location when relative movement is imparted between the sheets and the post-processor so that the post-processor is activated at a predetermined location along the edges of the sheets in the sheet receiving bins.
Claims44
A sheet post-processing apparatus comprising:
- at least one sheet receiving bin for receiving sheets;
- sheet discharging means for discharging sheets into said sheet receiving bins, said discharging means being provided with a path for guiding the sheet to said sheet receiving means, wherein said path has a fixed portion and a movable portion which is faced to said sheet receiving bin;
- post-processing means for post-processing the sheets stored in said sheet receiving bin;
- supporting means for supporting said movable portion of said sheet discharging means, for movement between a first location at a discharging location for discharging the sheets into said sheet receiving bin and a second location at a retract location away from the first location;
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- moving means for moving said movable portion of said sheet discharging means from the first location to the second location when relative movement is imparted between the sheets and said post-processing means so that said post-processing means effects its post-processing operation at a predetermined location along the edges of the sheets in said sheet receiving bins.
A sheet post-processing apparatus comprising:
- at least one sheet receiving bin for receiving the sheets;
- sheet discharging means for discharging the sheets into said sheet receiving bins, said discharging means being provided with a path for guiding the sheet to said sheet receiving means, wherein said path has a fixed portion and a movable portion which is faced to said sheet receiving bin;
- post-processing means for post-processing the sheets stored in said sheet receiving bin;
- supporting means for supporting said movable portion of said sheet discharging means, for movement between a first location for discharging the sheets into said sheet receiving bin and a second location at a retracted location distance away from the first location;
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- moving means for moving said movable portion of said sheet discharging means from the first location to the second location in cooperation with movement of said post-processing means.
A sheet post-processing apparatus comprising:
- at least one sheet receiving bin for receiving the sheets;
- sheet discharging means for discharging the sheets into said sheet receiving bins, said discharging means being provided with a path for guiding the sheet to said sheet receiving means, wherein said path has a fixed portion and a movable portion which is faced to said sheet receiving bin;
- post-processing means for post-processing the sheets stored in said sheet receiving bin;
- supporting means for supporting said movable portion of said sheet discharging means,for movement between a first location at a discharging location for discharging the sheets into said sheet receiving bin and a second location at a retracted location distance away from the first location;
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- moving means for moving said movable portion of said sheet discharging means from the first location to the second location to permit said post-processing means to move to its operating position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.