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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1989
Shinji Asami, Yokohama, JP;
Tadashi Ikoma, Yokohama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for arranging papers comprising a route switch lever which changes paper conveyor route for conveying a paper after a treatment depending on whether the paper is to be directly transferred to a discharge tray or stacked to form a paper group to be stapled together. The apparatus also comprises a stapler which receives papers one by one to form a stack of papers and staples an end of the paper stack. The apparatus further comprises a junction unit which has a conveyor route for directly transferring the paper to the discharge tray and is capable of moving between a first position for receiving a stapled group of papers from the stapling means and a second position for transferring the stapled group of papers to the discharge tray.