EP0423758A3 - Sheet sorter - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0423758A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: sheet sorter; sorter; sheet
Prior art date: 1989-10-18
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP19900119912

Other versions

EP0423758A2 (en

EP0423758B1 (en

Inventor

Masakazu C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Hiroi

Mitsuhiro C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Mukasa

Kenji C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Kobayashi

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Canon Inc

Original Assignee

Canon Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1989-10-18

Filing date

1990-10-17

Publication date

1992-01-02

1990-10-17 Application filed by Canon Inc filed Critical Canon Inc

1990-10-17 Priority to EP94111474A priority Critical patent/EP0624538B1/en

1991-04-24 Publication of EP0423758A2 publication Critical patent/EP0423758A2/en

1992-01-02 Publication of EP0423758A3 publication Critical patent/EP0423758A3/en

1996-04-10 Application granted granted Critical

1996-04-10 Publication of EP0423758B1 publication Critical patent/EP0423758B1/en

2010-10-17 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H39/00—Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs
- B65H39/10—Associating articles from a single source, to form, e.g. a writing-pad
- B65H39/11—Associating articles from a single source, to form, e.g. a writing-pad in superposed carriers
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H2403/00—Power transmission; Driving means
- B65H2403/50—Driving mechanisms
- B65H2403/51—Cam mechanisms
- B65H2403/511—Cam mechanisms involving cylindrical cam, i.e. cylinder with helical groove at its periphery
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H2408/00—Specific machines
- B65H2408/10—Specific machines for handling sheet(s)
- B65H2408/11—Sorters or machines for sorting articles
- B65H2408/113—Sorters or machines for sorting articles with variable location in space of the bins relative to a stationary in-feed path
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H2408/00—Specific machines
- B65H2408/10—Specific machines for handling sheet(s)
- B65H2408/11—Sorters or machines for sorting articles
- B65H2408/114—Sorters or machines for sorting articles means for shifting articles contained in at least one bin, e.g. for displacing the articles towards processing means as stapler, perforator
- B65H2408/1141—Sorters or machines for sorting articles means for shifting articles contained in at least one bin, e.g. for displacing the articles towards processing means as stapler, perforator performing alignment in the totality or a large number of bins at a time

EP19900119912 1989-10-18 1990-10-17 Sheet sorter Expired - Lifetime EP0423758B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP94111474A EP0624538B1 (en)	1989-10-18	1990-10-17	Sheet sorter

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP27114689A JPH089453B2 (en)	1989-10-18	1989-10-18	Sheet sorter
JP271146/89		1989-10-18

Related Child Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP94111474A Division EP0624538B1 (en)	1989-10-18	1990-10-17	Sheet sorter
EP94111474.6 Division-Into		1990-10-17

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0423758A2 EP0423758A2 (en)	1991-04-24
EP0423758A3 true EP0423758A3 (en)	1992-01-02
EP0423758B1 EP0423758B1 (en)	1996-04-10

Family

ID=17495966

Family Applications (3)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19900119912 Expired - Lifetime EP0423758B1 (en)	1989-10-18	1990-10-17	Sheet sorter
EP97114485A Withdrawn EP0822156A3 (en)	1989-10-18	1990-10-17	Sheet sorter
EP94111474A Expired - Lifetime EP0624538B1 (en)	1989-10-18	1990-10-17	Sheet sorter

Family Applications After (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP97114485A Withdrawn EP0822156A3 (en)	1989-10-18	1990-10-17	Sheet sorter
EP94111474A Expired - Lifetime EP0624538B1 (en)	1989-10-18	1990-10-17	Sheet sorter

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (3)	EP0423758B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPH089453B2 (en)
DE (2)	DE69033439T2 (en)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US5098074A (en) *	1991-01-25	1992-03-24	Xerox Corporation	Finishing apparatus
JP2608367B2 (en) *	1992-09-17	1997-05-07	キヤノン株式会社	Sheet post-processing device
US6568675B1 (en) *	2000-11-28	2003-05-27	Hewlett-Packard Development Co., L.P.	Sheet media output device

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE3044783A1 (en) *	1979-11-27	1981-06-19	Stewart, Keith Blainey, Huntington, Harbour, Calif.	SORTING DEVICE FOR COPYING MACHINES
DE3117480A1 (en) *	1980-05-07	1982-03-04	Gradco/Dendoki, Inc., 94660 Newport Beach, Calif.	SORTING DEVICE FOR COPYERS
DE3116940A1 (en) *	1980-05-02	1982-07-22	Gradco/Dendoki, Inc., 92660 Newport Beach, Calif.	SORTING DEVICE FOR PAPER SHEETS, PREFERABLY FOR ATTACHMENT TO A COPIER
DE3151692A1 (en) *	1981-01-27	1982-08-19	Gradco/Dendoki, Inc., 92660 Newport Beach, Calif.	SORTING DEVICE FOR COPYING MACHINES
US4561765A (en) *	1982-02-01	1985-12-31	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Image forming apparatus
EP0288881A1 (en) *	1987-04-20	1988-11-02	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	A sorter

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4214746A (en) *	1979-01-15	1980-07-29	Xerox Corporation	Sorting apparatus
JPS57160859A (en) *	1981-03-30	1982-10-04	Toshiba Corp	Sorter device
US4854571A (en) *	1986-03-12	1989-08-08	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Sheet sorting device
EP0301594B1 (en) *	1987-07-30	1996-06-19	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Sheet sorting apparatus with a stapler

1989
- 1989-10-18 JP JP27114689A patent/JPH089453B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
1990
- 1990-10-17 EP EP19900119912 patent/EP0423758B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-10-17 EP EP97114485A patent/EP0822156A3/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1990-10-17 DE DE1990633439 patent/DE69033439T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-10-17 DE DE1990626459 patent/DE69026459T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-10-17 EP EP94111474A patent/EP0624538B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE3044783A1 (en) *	1979-11-27	1981-06-19	Stewart, Keith Blainey, Huntington, Harbour, Calif.	SORTING DEVICE FOR COPYING MACHINES
DE3116940A1 (en) *	1980-05-02	1982-07-22	Gradco/Dendoki, Inc., 92660 Newport Beach, Calif.	SORTING DEVICE FOR PAPER SHEETS, PREFERABLY FOR ATTACHMENT TO A COPIER
DE3117480A1 (en) *	1980-05-07	1982-03-04	Gradco/Dendoki, Inc., 94660 Newport Beach, Calif.	SORTING DEVICE FOR COPYERS
DE3151692A1 (en) *	1981-01-27	1982-08-19	Gradco/Dendoki, Inc., 92660 Newport Beach, Calif.	SORTING DEVICE FOR COPYING MACHINES
US4561765A (en) *	1982-02-01	1985-12-31	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Image forming apparatus
EP0288881A1 (en) *	1987-04-20	1988-11-02	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	A sorter

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE69033439D1 (en)	2000-03-02
DE69033439T2 (en)	2000-07-06
EP0822156A3 (en)	1998-02-11
EP0624538B1 (en)	2000-01-26
DE69026459D1 (en)	1996-05-15
EP0624538A2 (en)	1994-11-17
EP0822156A2 (en)	1998-02-04
EP0624538A3 (en)	1994-12-07
EP0423758A2 (en)	1991-04-24
EP0423758B1 (en)	1996-04-10
JPH089453B2 (en)	1996-01-31
JPH03133875A (en)	1991-06-07
DE69026459T2 (en)	1996-11-14

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB2230763B (en)	1994-01-05	Sheet feeder
EP0407152A3 (en)	1991-01-23	Sheet stackers
GB9014765D0 (en)	1990-08-22	Inkable sheet
EP0439032A3 (en)	1991-11-27	Sorter
GB2239235B (en)	1994-07-20	Sheet feeder
GB2220924B (en)	1993-03-17	Sorter
EP0486928A3 (en)	1992-08-26	Sorter
EP0382253A3 (en)	1990-10-24	Sheet feeder
GB2246230B (en)	1994-10-19	Shape sorting
EP0425988A3 (en)	1991-08-21	Sorter
GB2260533B (en)	1995-03-15	Sheet sorter
GB2233298B (en)	1993-06-16	Improved sorting system
EP0423758A3 (en)	1992-01-02	Sheet sorter
GB2276613B (en)	1996-09-04	Sheet sorter
EP0425987A3 (en)	1991-08-21	Sorter
GB2239426B (en)	1994-01-12	Sheet separating mechanism
AU107170S (en)	1990-03-30	Sheet feeder
EP0428306A3 (en)	1991-08-28	Composite sheet
GB8917664D0 (en)	1989-09-20	Sheet retention
EP0465763A3 (en)	1992-11-19	Sorter
GB8926694D0 (en)	1990-01-17	Sorters
AU105415S (en)	1989-10-16	Sheet material
AU105417S (en)	1989-10-16	Sheet material
AU107979S (en)	1990-06-21	Sheet material
AU107980S (en)	1990-06-21	Sheet material

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1991-03-09	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
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