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(11) EP 0 423 758 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.01.1992 Bulletin 1992/01

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.04.1991 Bulletin 1991/17

(21) Application number: 90119912.5

(22) Date of filing: 17.10.1990
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B65H 31/24
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 18.10.1989 JP 271146/89

(60) Divisional application:
94111474.6 / 0624538

(71) Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Hiroi, Masakazu, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Tokyo (JP)
  • Mukasa, Mitsuhiro, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Tokyo (JP)
  • Kobayashi, Kenji, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Tiedtke, Harro, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


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    (54) Sheet sorter


    (57) The present invention provides a sheet sorting apparatus (1) comprising plural bins trays (B₁-Bn); bin tray moving means (42, 43a) for moving said bin trays (B₁-Bn) stepwise to cause each of the bin trays (B₁-Bn) to face a sheet receiving position; and control means (110) for controlling the operating speed of said bin tray moving means (42, 43a) according to sheet transporting information of an image forming apparatus to be connected to said sorting apparatus (1), in such a manner that said bin tray moving means (42, 43) can be operated in continuous manner even during the discharge of a sheet (P) into a bin tray (B).







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