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(11) | EP 0 186 434 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Finisher with rotary sorter |
| (57) A copying machine finishing apparatus (3) having a rotary sorter (64) arranged to
receive at a loading station (62) a stream of copy sheets produced by a processor
(1) in conjunction with an automatic document handling apparatus (2) of the type which
produces multiple copies of a document sheet placed at an exposure station (4). The
sorter collates the stream into booklets (S) as the sorter is rotated e.g. in an indexing
manner. An adhesive binder (70) and/or a pivotted stapler (80) enable selective binding
while the booklets are still in the bins (63) of the sorter. Binding is effected in
timed relationship with sheets still entering the sorter. The bins preferably have
an internal abutment (83) for registering the copy sheets, and a clamping device (67)
which holds the sheet in place during rotation of the sorter and which is opened to
allow sheets to enter as the bin approaches the loading station. The finishing apparatus
may also be used as a stand alone system. |