JPS6164667A - Controller for copy machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the workability when copying many sheets of document exceeding over the containing capacity of single bin while sorting through a sorter by containing copy 1 portion while sharing with plural bins. CONSTITUTION:A controller 4 for copy machine 2 is provided with a copy sorter 1, means for selecting the number of bins to provide a set with correspondence to the number of document in case of many documents exceeding over the containing capacity of single bin in sorter 1 and means for controlling to allot a set of plural bins selected through said selecting means to copy 1 section thus to contain copy 1 section while sharing. ROM9 is previously stored with such program as the document upto the containable number is fed from (kn+1) bin to (kn+2) bin with correspondence to the number to be copied if (n) is selected as the number of bins in single set then repeats the processing upto {kn+(n-1)}.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention uses a sorter in a copying machine to take and sort copies from a set of originals in which the number of originals exceeds the number of originals stored in one bin of the sorter. Case '1IilJ
related to control equipment.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, when a sorter is used to make copies while sorting from a document set having several originals, one bin of the sorter is assigned to one copy.

If the number of copies per copy, that is, the number of originals in the original set, exceeds the number of sheets stored in one bin, the operator should temporarily stop the copying process and move the copy from the bin that has already been copied. Take out the copies so far, and start copying the remaining manuscripts. For example, as shown in FIG. ~BI
When making 5 copies from 200 originals using the sorter (1) with O, bins 81 to B
After making 5 copies of the 100th original in step 5, take out the copies from bins B1 to B5, then copy the next (101st to 200th original), and so on. During this time, the bins B6 to B10 (which are currently unused, are sufficient for the number of bins and sheets required for the second copying operation). When the copying of the 1001st sentence is completed, it is necessary to take out the copies from the bins B1 to B5.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

This invention solves the problem of having to make copies more than once when the original set consists of a large number of originals that exceed the number of originals that can be stored in one bin.
This is what we are trying to solve.

[Means and effects for solving the problems] This invention has the following features:
For this reason, when the number of sheets per copy, that is, the number of original sheets, is large compared to the number of sheets stored per one hinge, the number of bins to be used as one set is selected by the bin number selection means according to the number of original sheets, and one copy Rather than allocating 20% of each bin to a sorter, a set of multiple bins is allocated to each copy, and each bin is used to store each copy.

〔Example〕 Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

Figures 1 to 3 show an embodiment of this invention.
The number of bins in the sorter and the number of sheets stored in one sheet per page are the same as in the above example, and this is applied to a copying machine with 10 stages and 100 sheets, respectively, and when making multiple copies from a document containing more than 100 sheets. , a case where a plurality of successive bins are assigned to one set of copies and used.

In Figure 1, the bins B1 to B1 each have a storage capacity of 100 sheets.
The control panel (3) of the copier (2) equipped with a sorter (1) with BIO has a copy start button,
In addition to the usual stop button, numeric keypad, sheet count display, etc., there is also a bin h of the sorter (1).
. . . When a plurality of BIOs are assigned to each 14a and one copy is allocated, means is provided for selecting the number of bins for one set. As this bin number selection means, for example, keys corresponding to the number of bins may be prepared.

(4) is a control for controlling the bins B1 to BIO to use multiple bins of the sorter (2) as a set and share and store one copy in the case of a large number of originals exceeding 100i stored in the bins B1 to BIO. In this example, a microcomputer is used. In other words, (5) means that the central processing unit (
CPU), (61 (7) is the large sword and Dekata interface, respectively, (8) is the random access memory ('RAM
), (9) are read-only memory (ROM),
As shown in Fig. 2, if n is selected as the number of bins in one set, the originals up to the number of stored sheets are stored according to the number of copies to be made (
send the copy to the (kn+1) bin, and then send it to the (kn+2) bin when all copies are exhausted.
Then, process step ◎, [F] (kn+(n-1)
) is stored in advance. C.P.
The Uf 51 executes this program based on the information about the number of bins in one set from the above-mentioned bin number selection means and the fP+report of the number of copies set using the numeric keypad.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, a case in which five copies are made from the atomic weight of 200 original documents will be explained in more detail. In this case, exactly two bins can be used to store one copy of 200 originals, so the operator selects two bins as one set using the bin number selection means,
Start copying for each manuscript. First, 1st picture, 2nd picture
As I continued to make copies of each manuscript, I received 5 copies for each manuscript.
In this example, the copies are sent to the odd bins B1, B3, B5, B7, and B9 as shown in Figure 3 (Al);
I even finished copying the 00th page of the manuscript. Copies of the 100th original are in bins B1, B3, B5, B7, and B, respectively.
9 is stored and 100 copies are made each, the next copy from the 101st original to the 200th original will be made using the even numbered via B2 as shown in the same figure (B). , B-cow, B6, B8, and BIO, and each one copy or two copies are stored in bins B1 and B2, B8 and B4, B5 and B6, B7 and B8, and B9 and BIQ.

In this way, by allocating two bins to copy 1 bit μ, the storage board iiooog per bottle is exceeded by 2
00 original copies can be stored in a series of copy operations. The operator does not have to divide the copying process into two parts as in the past, but can perform 100% fdi during the copying process.
With 61 copies of Kyojin 1 in front of Fukume, you can save yourself the work of taking out copies from a bin full of 61 copies.

Note that in the above example, when two bins are used as a set, each successive bin such as bin B1 and B2 is
However, it is not limited to this. Copies of the 1st to 100th originals are stored in bins B1 to B5, and copies of 101st to 100th originals are stored in bins B1 to B5.
The 200th copy of the original may be stored in the bins B6 to BIO, and of course, in this case, the same effect as described above can be obtained in that it is not necessary to take out the copy midway. Also, did we explain the case where 5 copies are made?This is not limited to multiple copies, but may also be the case where only one copy is made, and is applicable when the number of original sheets exceeds the number of sheets stored per 1 hinge. can. Furthermore, according to the number of originals, the number of bins selection means ζ1
The number of bins to be set can be varied; for example, if the number of originals is set from 201 to 300,
One set of three hino ts and each of them (this copy may be divided and stored).

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, in the case of making copies of a document with a large number of sheets exceeding the number of sheets stored per unit without sorting them using a sorter, the present invention allows one part of the copy to be divided and stored in multiple sheets. This eliminates the need to take out copies during the process, which was conventionally required of the operator, and eliminates the need to interrupt copying work for a large number of originals as described above, making it possible to make copies quickly. It has the effect of being able to.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a control flow chart showing an example of control operation, and FIG. 3 (A)
and fB, l are operation explanatory diagrams showing an example of a case where two sorter tips are used as a set, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional case. [Explanation of symbols] (1)... Sorter (2)...
・Copy machine (4)...Control unit B1-B
IO...Bino Figure 3 (A) (B) Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] a sorter for sorting copies; a bin number selection means for selecting the number of bins to be combined in one set according to the number of originals when the number of originals exceeds the number of sheets stored in one bin of the sorter; 1. A control device for a copying machine, comprising means for allocating one set of bins selected by a bin number selection means to one copy and controlling the one set of copies to be shared and stored.