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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Izumi Hamanaka, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
270 58 ; 271290 ;
Abstract
A sorting apparatus of linkage type, which sorts a plurality of recorded sheets which are ejected from an image forming apparatus. The apparatus has at least two sorters, a plurality of bins and a stapling unit in each sorter respectively to store a stack of recorded sheets sorted as a copy set and to staple each stack of recorded sheets and guide means to guide each recorded sheet to a bin of a sorter allocated by controlling means. The controlling means selects at least two sorters for making the copy sets larger in number then a predetermined number. The second sorter receives sheets even though some trays of the first sorter are left unused.