Finisher for an image forming apparatus
Patent 5253860 Issued on October 19, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date: 
August 5, 2012. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
August 5, 2012. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesOriginal document feeding arrangement Sheet storing apparatus for sheets ejected from a copying machine Paper conveying mechanism in image forming apparatus Sheet post treatment apparatus Patent #: 5090673 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 925981 filed on 08/05/1992US Classes:271/176, Responsive to delivered sheet271/221, And means to move members cyclicly against sheet edges (e.g., jogger)271/270, With means to vary speed of conveyor sheet271/293, With means to increase spacing between receiver defining portions271/294, Receivers moving into registry with delivery zone271/314Rotary conveyorExaminersPrimary: Schacher, Richard A.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassB65H 029/22Foreign Application Priority Data1991-08-06 JPAbstractA finisher connectable to an image forming apparatus for surely discharging sheets to bin trays thereof without regard to the sheet size while preventing the sheets from dropping from the bin rays or from being inaccurately positioned on the bin trays. The finisher has a discharge roller for sequentially discharging sheets driven out of the image forming apparatus to the bin trays. The rotation speed of the discharge roller is controlled on the basis of size information representative of the size of sheets to be transferred from the image forming apparatus to the finisher.Field of SearchResponsive to delivered sheetWith means to vary speed of sheets on conveyor(s) With means to vary speed of conveyor sheet And means to move members cyclicly against sheet edges (e.g., jogger) And yieldable connection in moving means Rotary conveyor With means to increase spacing between receiver defining portions Receivers moving into registry with delivery zone | |
