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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1996
Yuusuke Morigami, Toyohashi, JP;
Tadashi Kobayashi, Toyokawa, JP;
Misao Nishikawa, Kani, JP;
Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Kazuhito Ozawa, Toyokawa, JP;
Ryo Hirano, Toyohashi, JP;
Shinobu Seki, Toyokawa, JP;
Shinji Wakamatsu, Toyokawa, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A finisher comprising a non-sort tray disposed at an uppermost location, a stacking tray for stapling disposed at an intermediate location, and a large-capacity storing tray disposed at a lower location. In a non-sort mode, sheets discharged from a copying machine are first stored in the non-sort tray and, when the non-sort tray is occupied full, subsequent incoming sheets are stored in the storing tray. In a stapling mode, sheets are collected on the stacking tray and, after a stapling operation, they are stored in the storing tray.