Sorter with bin movement control system
AssigneeMinolta Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakashi Noda, Akira Ohhata, Yoshikazu Takesada
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Abstract
An image forming system which is comprised of a copying machine, and a sorter which has a bin assembly having a plurality of bins. In the sorter, the bin assembly is movable up and down pitch by pitch to store sheets on each bin, and stapled the stored sheets if necessary. A bin to store a first sheet and a first moving direction of the bin assembly are set in such a way that the bin assembly is stopped upward when the last process to sheets is finished.
Claims25
An image forming system comprising:
- an image forming apparatus which forms images on sheets and discharges the sheets therefrom one by one;
- a sorter which has a bin assembly comprising a plurality of bins which are movable up and down, the sorter distributing the sheets discharged from the image forming apparatus among the bins while moving up and down the bin assembly interval by interval;
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- a controller which calculates the number of times of switching the direction of movement of the bin assembly based on an image forming mode and determines the bin to which a first sheet is sent and the direction in which the bin assembly is moved first.
An image forming system comprising:
- an image forming apparatus which forms images on sheets and discharges the sheets therefrom one by one;
- a plurality of bins which are movable up and down;
- a bin moving mechanism which moves up and down the plurality of bins interval by interval;
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- a controller which determines the bin to which a first sheet is sent and the direction in which the bins are moved first, said controller calculating the number of times of switching the direction of movement of the bins based on an image forming mode and detemining the bin to which a first sheet is sent and the direction in which the bins are moved first.
A sorter which is attached to an image forming apparatus which forms images on sheets and discharges the sheets therefrom one by one, the sorter distributing the sheets discharged from the image forming apparatus among bins, the sorter comprising;
- a plurality of bins which move up and down;
- a bin moving mechanism which moves up and down the plurality of bins interval by interval;
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- a controller which determines the bin to which a first sheet is sent and the direction in which the bins are moved first, said controller calculating the number of times of switching the direction of movement of the bins based on an image forming mode and determining the bin to which a first sheet is sent and the direction in which the bins are moved first.
An image forming system comprising:
- an image forming apparatus which forms images on sheets and discharges the sheets therefrom one by one;
- a plurality of bins which move up and down;
- a bin moving mechanism which moves up and down the plurality of bins interval by interval;
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- a controller which is provided in order for a last sheet to be received in a bin which is located in an upper part, said controller calculating the number of times of switching the direction of movement of the bins based on an image forming mode and detemining the bin to which a first sheet is sent and the direction in which the bins are moved first.
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