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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1985
Kimihito Yamasaki, Ikoma, JP;
Shoichiro Yoshiura, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electrophotographic copying machine is equipped with a sorter. The copying machine comprises a sort switch, an interruption sort switch, a bin serial number memory for storing the serial number of the last operated bin in the sort mode, a detection device, and an interruption-sort device. The detection device is operated to detect whether the interruption switch is operated each time the sorting of copied papers by the sorter is completed. If the detection device detects that the interruption switch is actuated, the interruption-sort device sorts the subsequent copied papers into the subsequent bins with their serial numbers following the serial number of the last bin stored in the bin number memory.