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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 1990
Filed:
May. 17, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tadayuki Kitajima, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiyuki Asakawa, Sagamihara, JP;
Masataka Naito, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhiro Matsuo, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiaki Murayama, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271293 ; 271294 ;
Abstract
A sheet sorting device having a plurality of bin trays has a resilient member for imparting to a bin tray support member a force in the direction opposite to the direction of gravity and reducing a load applied to a bin tray drive source. A detecting device for stopping the driving of the drive source detects the movement of the drive source when the drive source moves up or down relative to the bin trays. Drive source has two lead portions, smooths the movement of the bin group and makes the amount of opening between the bins always constant.