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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoshiaki Ushirogata, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414791 ; 270 58 ; 271293 ; 4147902 ;
Abstract
A sheet transporting device applicable to a sorter of the type having a plurality of bins arranged one above another for receiving sheets sequentially driven out of an image forming apparatus includes a top tray disposed above an uppermost one of the bins. A sheet stack is pulled out from each bin, transported upward, and then discharged onto the top tray. This not only promotes easy take-out of sheet stacks from the sorter but also allows the number of sheet stacks greater than the number of bins to be produced without interruption.