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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kengo Taneda, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox, Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355202 ; 270 53 ; 271290 ; 271301 ; 355207 ; 355321 ; 355323 ; 355324 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for connecting an image recording device having a sheet outlet opening with an external sheet processor having an inlet opening. The apparatus includes an intermediate transfer unit interposed between the image recording device and the external sheet processor, a sheet transfer path disposed in the transfer unit and extending between and connecting the outlet opening of the image recording device with the inlet opening of the external sheet processor, a purge tray disposed in the transfer unit, and a gating unit disposed in the transfer unit for diverting a sheet from the sheet path to the purge tray.