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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1994
Yasushi Nakazato, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Tanaka, Kamakura, JP;
Kohki Sakamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Hisayo Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Rikio Kasahara, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Shibaki, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsugu Sugiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a device for storing printings, film sheets or similar recording media driven out or an image forming apparatus, bins are each inclined from a top sheet inlet thereof to a bottom sheet outlet thereof. When all the bins are full, such a condition is reported to users. Users having left sheets in the trays for a long period of time are alerted by a warning message. Sheets become needless for users can be automatically disposed of by commands from user stations. A user passes an I.D. card through a card reader to enter an I.D. number, opening a bin corresponding to the I.D. number, dropping the sheet onto a fence for user access.