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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1999
Teruhiko Fujikura, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Naoyoshi Kinoshita, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Makoto Fujii, Itami, JP;
Kenji Matsuhara, Toyokawa, JP;
Munehiro Natsume, Toyokawa, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided with a printer section for printing an image on a sheet and a sorter having a plurality of bin trays. Printed sheets discharged from the above printer section are discharged onto the designated bin tray corresponding to the destination of the print job among the plurality of bin trays. There are provided a page number counting section for counting the number of pages of the print job and a capacity changing section for increasing the capacity of the designated bin tray when the number of pages of the print job is greater than a specified number. This image forming apparatus can improve the ease of use in a mail bin mode.