US3884408A - Apparatus for ejecting a stapled set of sheets sidewise from the collating bins - Google Patents

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US3884408A
US3884408A US428977A US42897773A US3884408A US 3884408 A US3884408 A US 3884408A US 428977 A US428977 A US 428977A US 42897773 A US42897773 A US 42897773A US 3884408 A US3884408 A US 3884408A
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  • An apparatus for ejecting stapled sets of sheets sidewise includes a freely rotatable driven wheel, a drive wheel, means for driving said drive wheel, means for positioning the driven wheel on one major surface of the collated sets of sheets, means for positioning the drive wheel on the opposite side of the major surface opposite the driven wheel, means for moving the drive wheel against the driven wheel whereby the collated set of sheets are ejected sidewise by frictional force.
  • a stapling apparatus and control means for integrating the operation of the stapling and ejecting functions in a high speed copier/du plicator whereby each of a plurality of collated sets of sheets are stapled and ejected in succession.
  • PATENTED HAYZUISYS SHEET 8 OF 8 APPARATUS FOR EJECTING A STAPLED SET OF SHEETS SIDEWISE FROM THE COLLATING BINS This invention relates generally to an ejecting apparatus and, in particular, to an ejecting apparatus for use in a copier/duplicator for producing unlimited number of collated copy sets from aset of documents.
  • High speed copier/duplicators has created a need for improved collating apparatus for handling the outputs of the machine produced at a relatively high speed.
  • An inventive and novel apparatus meeting such a demand is disclosed in US. Pat. No. 3,830,590, assigned to the present assignee.
  • a collating apparatus is shown to include two sets of 25 col lating bins.
  • the apparatus includes means including a control logic circuitry for operating the two set of bins in a limitless sort mode wherein, if the number of copies to be made exceeds the capacity of one set of bins, the machine is arranged to fill the one set so that while the other set is being filled, the operator can empty the one set of bins that have been filled to get them ready for further collating operation.
  • a novel ejecting apparatus that includes a drive and a driven wheels, and means for moving the drive wheel against the driven wheel with the set of sheets positioned therebetween to eject the set.
  • means for indexing and moving the apparatus for ejecting the sets of sheets in succession from the successive set of bins are also provided.
  • Yet another feature of the present invention resides in operatively combining the ejecting apparatus with a stapling apparatus and control means for integrating the stapling and ejecting operation with the collating operation in a high speed copier/duplicator machine.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a copying machine incorporating a limitless collating apparatus according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the collating apparatus
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of the collating appa' ratus
  • FIG. 4 is a segmented enlarged schematic view of a portion of the collating and collecting bins
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective sectional view of the auto matic stapling apparatus
  • FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the control circuitry for the collating apparatus
  • FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram of the motor circuit of the control circuitry
  • FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the control for the solenoids operative for deflecting sheets into collating bins, and releasing the collated sheets into collecting bins;
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view of yet another embodiment of collating apparatus using the ejecting apparatus according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an ejecting apparatus according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 For a general understanding of reproduction apparatus in which the present collating apparatus may be incorporated, reference is made to FIG. 1 wherein various components of a typical electrostatic printer system are illustrated.
  • the printer system may be of the xerographic type and is generally designated with the reference numeral 11.
  • a light image of an original to be reproduced is projected onto the sensitized surface of a xerographic plate to form an electrostatic latent image.
  • the latent image is developed with toner material to form a xerographic powder image corresponding to the latent image on the plate surface.
  • the powder image is then electrostatically transferred to a record material such as a sheet or web of paper or the like to which it may be fused by a fusing device whereby the powder image is caused permanently to adhere to the surface of the record material.
  • the xerographic processor indicated by the reference numeral 11 is arranged as a selfcontained unit having all of its processing stations located in a unitary enclosure or cabinet.
  • the printer system includes an exposure station at which a document to be reproduced is positioned on a glass platen 12 for projection onto a photoconductive surface in the form of a xerographic belt 13.
  • the document is transported by a recirculating document feed apparatus 15 from the bottom of a stack 17 on a supply tray 19 to the platen for exposure and then returned to the top of the supply tray on completion of the exposure until the entire stack has been copied at which time the cycle may be repeated as described in US. Pat. No. 3,556,512 entitled Document Feed Apparatus and commonly assigned with the present invention.
  • Imaging light rays from the document which isflash illuniated by lamps 18 are projected by a first mirror 20 and a projection lens 21 and another mirror 23 onto the xerographic belt 13 at the focal plane for the lens 21 at a position indicated by the dotted line 25.
  • the side of the cabinet is formed with an enlarged rectangular opening to permit the projection of image light rays from the lens 21 to the mirror 23.
  • the cabinet supporting the document plane is formed with a corresponding rectangular opening that mates with the opening in the printer-cabinet when the two cabinets are operatively joined together for copying purposes. Suitable light tight gaskets may be utilized adjacent the exterior of each opening in the cabinets in order to minimize the leakage of unwanted extraneous light.
  • the xerographic belt 13 is mounted for movement around three parallel arranged rollers 27 suitably mounted in the frame processor 11.
  • the belt may be continuously driven by a suitable motor (not shown) and at an appropriate speed.
  • the exposure of the belt to the imaging light rays from the document discharges the photoconductive layer in the area struck by light whereby there remains on the belt an electrostatic latent image corresponding to the light image projected from the document.
  • the electrostatic latent image passes a developing station at which there is positioned a developer apparatus 29 for developing the electrostatic latent image.
  • the powdered image is moved to an image transfer station whereat record material or sheet of paper just previously separated from a stack of sheets 30 is held against the surface of the belt to receive the developed powder image therefrom.
  • the sheet is moved in synchronism with the movement of the belt during transfer of the developed image.
  • the sheet of paper is conveyed to a fusing station where a fuser device 31 is positioned to receive the sheet of paper for fusing the powder thereon.
  • the sheet is conveyed through an opening in the cabinet to a limitless collating apparatus 32 as will be described hereinafter.
  • the sheets are separated from the stack and fed from the top of the stack by means of a separator roll device 33 in timed sequence with the movement of the developed latent images on the belt 13.
  • the printer system may be operated in conjunction with a roll converter unit indicated by the reference numeral 35.
  • the roll converter unit 35 is adapted to convert a relatively large roll of paper 36 into various sizes of sheets of paper by means of a cutter device 37 and a suitable control system (not shown) arranged to control cutting and feeding of the individual sheets into operative cooperation with the separator roller 33. It will be appreciated that operative cooperation is assured between the various units operating with the printer system by the physical association of the cabinets for the units and the matching openings which enable full cooperation of the imaging light rays and sheet transport path between the units.
  • locking clamps may be provided on all the units for preventing the inadvertent movement of such units during use and interlocks incorporating an alignment device may be utilized on each unit for ensuring proper alignment and to terminate or suspend operation in the event of misalignment of separation of the unit occurs.
  • each of the units may be provided with caster wheels and locking brakes thereby aiding in the movement of the units into and out of cooperative engagement.
  • a limitless collating apparatus 32 comprises a base frame 51 which supports an upper and a lower bin assemblies 53 and 55, respectively.
  • Upper assembly 53 includes a unitary framework which defines a series of bins or trays 56 which receive copy sheets in a downward direction.
  • Lower assembly 55 has a unitary framework which defines a series of trays or bins 57 for receiving the collated copy sheets from the upper or collating bins 56.
  • the upper or collating assembly includes a transport 115 made up of horizontal belts 117 driven by a motor (not shown) and free wheeling rollers 119 positioned below the sheet path. Above the rollers 119 there are another set of rollers 12] which are positioned in belts 117 to ensure proper traction.
  • Fingers or gate members 123 serve to deflect the copy sheet into the bins or trays when actuated by a solenoid control logic of a suitable design under the control of the machine control logic (FIG. 6).
  • the control logic is of a suitable design such that initially all of the solenoids for the fingers 123, except for the left most finger, are de-energized to leave the gates closed.
  • the copy sheet reaching the collating module or the upper assembly of bins is therefore directed to the first bin at the left most location.
  • a photodetecting means such as a phototransistor 127
  • the pulse signal is then sent out to a machine control logic (FIG. 6).
  • the logic in turn actuates the solenoid for the second bin from v the left most to direct the next sheet to the next bin,
  • a vertical transport 129 disposed as shown off the horizontal transport 115 which is made up of a vertical belt 131 which moves against another belt 131'.
  • the vertical belts are disposed at an incline, as shown as much as the frame 51 and other features of the machine would allow, so that the paper sheet path does not make abrupt right angle bends.
  • the sheet member propelled forward in the horizontal plane is then deflected upwardly toward the vertical transport 129 by a deflector 135.
  • the vertical transport 129 receives the sheets from the deflector 135 and the two belts 131-131 carry the sheets upwardly.
  • a deflecting guide means 136 of a suitable design which guides the sheet into the horizontal path of travel path defined by the horizontal transport means 115.
  • an anti-static bar 137 which is energizable during the operation of the collating operation for removing the static electricity usually built up on the copy sheets during its travel. It has been found that often the static electricity built up in the sheet causes trouble in the collating bins and may cause a paper jam. This occurs because the sheets being collated in the bins do not lose the static electricity for a while. As a result the new incoming sheets are prevented from falling all the way down to the bottom of the respective bins by the attracting force of the static electricity. Instead the successive sheets dropped into a bin tend to stick to the sheets already there before they reach the bottom and consequently the successive sheets crawl up or stagger upwardly.
  • respective collating bins 56 include side walls or frame 73 and a releasable retaining bottom 74 for retaining the copy sheets deposited therein from the xerographic copier and dropped into the bins.
  • the bottom 74 of the bins are releasably mounted so that in their normal position they are closed so that they retain the sheets coming into the bins while the collating operation takes place, but they can be opened to release the collated sheets when they are ready to be released. The released sheets are then dropped into the collecting bins 57.
  • the entrance ways of the collating bins 56 are disposed as close to the gate fingers 123 as possible.
  • any suitable actuable means may be used such as that schematically illustrated in FIG. 4.
  • it may comprise bottom members 74 hingedly coupled to a bottom end of the vertical members of the bins.
  • a linkage arm 59 is provided to couple the bottom members to a suitable means such as a solenoid means 58 actuable upon completion of a collating operation by a signal provided by the collating logic 201 via a signal path 262.
  • the bottom assembly may be of a unitary frame as illustrated in FIG. 2 that has a set of bins 57 corresponding in number to those in the upper assembly.
  • the bottom bins are disposed directly below the corresponding collating bins 56 and are aligned so that they receive the copy sheets when they are released from the collating bins.
  • the vibrating means 61 may include a motor MOT-1 mounted in the back of the lower assembly 55 to drive a pair of drive belts 63 and 64.
  • the belts 63 and 64 are in turn used to drive a suitable reciprocating member 67 to vibrate the lower assembly 55.
  • the bottom bins are disposed at a slant toward the front and to the right a little and the bottom members 83 are also slanted to the right, as illustrated by FIGS. 3 and 4.
  • a suitable barrier 82 (FIG. 4) is placed on the front side of the bins 57.
  • the collating apparatus is further provided with automatic means for stapling the collated and edge aligned sheets in the respective bottom or collecting bins.
  • the apparatus is also provided with means automatically removing the stapled sheets from the bottom bins.
  • a suitable automatic stapling apparatus 71 may be movably mounted on a stationary guide rail 73 along the bottom front of the collecting bins.
  • the apparatus may include a staple driving head 74, staple supply 75, means 76 for feeding the staples into the staple driving head 74, a driver 79 and an anvil 77. These elements are integrally connected to a cylindrical carriage member 78.
  • the cylindrical member 78 is mounted to ride on the guide rail 73.
  • the hammer 79 When actuated by the operation of a suitable solenoid (not shown), the hammer 79 hits a trigger (not shown) in the staple head 74 and staples the sheets which are already jogged and edge aligned with the last or end one of the staples.
  • each of the bottom members 83 of the collecting bins 57 are releasably coupled to a right side bin wall 85 by a linkage rod and spring bias means 87.
  • the spring is disposed on the bottom end of the wall 85, the one end being rigidly attached to the wall 85 and the other end to the bottom.
  • the spring applies a clockwise torque to the bottom members 83.
  • Guides 91 are provided to guide leading or bottom ends of the sheets coming into the collecting bins. Tip end 90 of guides 91 are utilized to act as stops to locate bin bottoms 81 and stops the bottom at a position slightly inclined to the right, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.
  • the respective rod member 86 spring coupled to each of the walls 85 is in turn rotatably held in position as illustrated in FIG.
  • the front end of the rod. members is bent at an angle as shown.
  • the bent portion 95 is used as a tripper arm.
  • the arm 95 is held in downward position by the spring 87 and maintained in that position.
  • the rod 86 is free to rotate about thehinge 93 so that when the arm 95 is rotated counter-clockwise, the bottom member 86 is rotated counter-clockwise to open the bottom of the bin.
  • the opening action is provided by the stapling apparatus as will be explained below in detail.
  • Means for rotating the arm generally include a block member 101 having a cam surface 103 thereon.
  • Block member 101 is freely slidable on rail 73 but is keyed to stop 105 therein by screw 102 to prevent rotation of block 101 relative to the rail.
  • Thestapling apparatus is mounted so that in operation, it is rotated into a stapling position as shown in FIG. 5 by rotary solenoid 79' which is mounted on block member 101 through arm 79" and link 79". After the stapling operation, the apparatus is rotated counter-clockwise to move the stapling head and other members out so that, i as the apparatus moves to the :next bin, it clears the bin wall 85 and stapled sheets 81. After the counterclockwise rotation, the apparatus is moved to the right to the next bin.
  • a suitable reciprocating rod member 109 is disposed within the rail 73.
  • the rod member 109 includes spring biased protruding members 111 for engagement with the carriage as the member 111 moves to the right.
  • a plurality of dogs 107 are provided along rail 73 to maintain carriage 78 in position for the stapling operation.
  • an open channel 107' along the length of the carriage member 98.
  • the channel is so positioned that after the stapling apparatus is rotated counter-clock wise, the channel is in alignment with dogs 107 to clear the dogs, reciprocating movement of rod 109 causing protruding members 111 tov engage the bottom surface of the channel to move the assembly to the right or left.
  • the dog 107 is integral with the guide rail 73 and is positioned to stop the anvil 76 at the right place in front of the corresponding bin when the stapling apparatus is moved clockwise into the position to staple.
  • the stapler assembly operates as follows.
  • the assembly Normally, when it is not in operation, the assembly is moved to the extreme left position. When actuated the apparatus is advanced to the right to the first bin. Then the assembly is rotated clockwise into the stapling position by solenoid mechanism 79'. The stapler mechanism is then actuated under the command ofa control signal to drive the hammer 79 against the anvil 77. The hammering action staples the sheets near the front bot tom corner.
  • the assembly After stapling action, the assembly is rotated counter-clockwise and then advanced to the next bin. As the assembly moves to the right, the cam surface 103 causes the end 95 of the arm 86 of the sheets just stapled to rotate counter-clockwise. This opens the bottom 83 of the bin and thereby releases the stapled sheets into the belt below.
  • a suitable open face collecting tray 97 for receiving the stapled sheets carried out by the conveyor belt.
  • a suitable means may be provided to respond to the control signals from the control logic to actuate the conveyor belt motor some time prior to the stapling operating so that the conveyor is moving when the stapled set of sheets drops on it and de-actuate and stop the conveyor belt some time after the last stapling operation, when the last stapled sheets are carried out and removed from the conveyor belt.
  • a suitable means including a control logic illustrated in FIGS. 6-8 for operating the aforedescribed apparatus for automatically collating, collecting, jogging, stapling and removing copy sheets so that all the operator has to do is program the machine, e.g., punch the keys S1 (FIG. 1) to correspond to the number of copies to be made, press the key S2 to program the machine for operation in the collation mode, place the originals, and press the start button S3.
  • the collating apparatus is then operated automatically to collate, jog the collated sheets, staple and remove them in successive cycles until the copy run is complete.
  • the machine makes 25 sets of copies first, i.e., collate them and drop them into the collecting bins in the first cycle. While the rest of the operation of jogging and stapling operation takes place for the first 25 sets of copies, the second cycle of 25, or less depending upon the programmed copy number, are collated at the collating bins.
  • the bin capacity e.g., more than 25 sets of copies in the above example
  • FIGS. 6 through 9 there is provided a collating logic 201 of a conventional nature designed to respond to the detected photosignals coming from the phototransistors 127, 128 and 208. It may be recalled that the phototransistor 127 is positioned to sense the passing of the copy sheets from the horizontal track into the collating bins 56, The phototransistor 128 is disposed to sense the light source 126 from the opposite end as illustrated in FIG. 2 that senses the presence or absence of the copy sheets in the collating bins.
  • the phototransistor 208 is designed to sense the presence or absence or sheets in the collecting bins depending upon whether or not the light supplied by the light source 207 is cut off by the presence of the sheets in the collecting bins 57 as illustrated in FIG. 2.
  • the collating logic 201 is designed to send out appropriate signals to the exposure counter 209 of the xerographic apparatus XP, the motor drive circuit 210, and other circuit elements as shall be explained in detail hereinafter.
  • the collating logic 201 responds to the photodetection signals and operates in conjunction with the processor control logic 211 of the xerographic apparatus to integrate the operational activities of the collating apparatus with the operation of the xerographic-copier.
  • the collate logic 210 responds to the signals from the phototransistors 127, 128 and 208 and certain signals from the machine processor logic 211 and generates output signals to actuate the fingers 123 in sequence, actuate the solenoid 58 to release the bottoms of the collator bins, actuate the jogging motor MOT-1, the conveyor belt motor MOT2 and send trigger signals to the solenoid 79' in a certain manner, as described below.
  • the collating logic in operating the gate fingers 123 and the collating bin bottom releasing solenoid 58, the collating logic is provided with a circuitry 251 for detecting the copy counts signified by the exposure counter 209 and stores it in a comparison circuit 253.
  • the phototransistor 127 detects it and applies an output signal to a collator counter 255.
  • the counter 255 applies a pulse to a decoder 259 and to the comparison circuit 253.
  • the transistor 127 detects it and applies an output signal to a collator counter 255.
  • the counter 255 applies a pulse to a decoder 259 and to the comparison circuit 253.
  • the decoder in turn applies a pulse to a driver circuit 261, which, in turn, is adapted to actuate the solenoid 123 for the next gate finger.
  • the foregoing process continues until all the 25 bins are filled or until the copy run is completed if the copy run is less than 25. If the copy run is more than 25, then the machine logic controls the operation of copying and collating functions in successive cycles until the copy run is complete.
  • the decoder is of such a design that it generates a trigger pulse to the solenoid 58 when the count reaches 25 or when the collator counter is reset signifying the completion of the copy run.
  • the collator is reset when the counts counted by the phototransistor 127 reaches the counts stored in the circuit from the processor logic 211.
  • the solenoid 58 releases the collated copies by opening the bin bottoms as described heretofore.
  • the collate logic operates to fill the collating bins 56 and release the collated sheets into the collecting bins 57 when all of the collating bins are filled or copy run is completed even through all the bins may not be filled. If the collecting bins are not available due to the presence of sheets in the bins from the previous operation, this is detected by the phototransistor 208 in the form of absence of light and this condition is sensed by the collate logic 201. In turn, the collate logic 201 causes the machine processor logic 211 to prevent the further operation of the machine. It also prevents the solenoid 58 from actuating and thereby releasing the newly collated sheets'into the collecting bins 57. When the sheets are removed,
  • the light is sensed by the sensor 208. This enables the operation to resume automatically.
  • the collate logic 201 is used to drive the motor MOT-1 for vibrating or jogging the collating bins 57, and thereby the edges of the sheets, the stapler, and actuate the motor MOT-2 to actuate the conveyor belt, and thereby remove the stapled sheets, in a timed manner as follows.
  • the drive circuitry for the motors MOT-1 and MOT-2 may be of any suitable design such as that illustrated in FIG. 8. It includes a pair of triacs QL and Q2, a pair of relays K1 and K2 and associated circuit elements connected as shown for triggering the associated circuit elements connected as shown for triggering the associated triacs Q1 and O2 in a conventional manner and thereby energizing the motors MOT-1 and MOT-2.
  • the drive circuit relay K1 is actuated and this, in turn, causes the triacs Q] to operate and thereby energize the motor MOT-1. Once energized the motor is driven to vibrate the collecting bins 57.
  • the collating logic 201 provides an output signal via its output lead 309, an enabling signal is provided to the relay K2. Once actuated K2 in turn operates the triac Q2 thereby energizing the motor MOT-2 for the conveyor belt.
  • the operating signals for the stapling apparatus may be similarly provided by utilizing a motor drive circuit of the type shown in FIG. 7 described above or by using a suitable stepper motor 311 which is connected to respond to enabling signals from the collate logic 201 via a path 313. More particularly, the enabling signals from logic 201 is timed to occur after the completion ofjogging operation. The signals are timed to move the stapling apparatus to the right in increments to the successive bins. In timed relationship with the enabling signals, sequential actuating signals are applied to the solenoid 79' via a path 315 for effecting the rotation of the carriage about rail 73.
  • the operator may turn off the stapler actuating means by a by-pass switch (not shown) and manually staple the sheets.
  • a manual bypass for the motors MOT-1 and MOT-2 in jogging the collecting bins and operating the conveyor belt may be readily implemented by providing bypass switches 351 and 352 and 361 and 362 as illustrated in FIG. 7.
  • the switches 351 and 352 By manually opening the switches 351 and 352 the operator can remove the control of the motor drive circuit FIG. from the output of the collating logic via the output path 305 and 309 and place it under manual operation.
  • the switches 351 and 352 respectively, may be closed to operate the motors MOT2 to run the conveyor belt and the motor MOT-1 to jog the collecting bins.
  • FIGS. 1-8 in conjunction with a collating apparatus comprising a set of bins for collecting operation, another set of bins for receiving the collated sheets, means for jogging, and means for stapling the jogged sets of collated sheets one at a time in succession.
  • a collating apparatus comprising a set of bins for collecting operation, another set of bins for receiving the collated sheets, means for jogging, and means for stapling the jogged sets of collated sheets one at a time in succession.
  • a suitable vibrating means such as a motor and a pair ofbelts used in jogging the collecting bins 57 illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3 may be used.
  • the bins may be also inclined slightly to the right and backwardly, whereby the back and the right side wall and bottom provides the necessary guide edges.
  • the drive belt advancing mechanism illustrated and described in connection with FIG. 5 in advancing and indexing the stapling apparatus carriage may be replaced by a lead screw type of mechanism.
  • the stapling operation may be performed by using an automatic stapling apparatus such as that illustrated in FIG. 10 which is similar design to that shown in FIG. 5.
  • the stapled set of sheets may then be dropped to the bottom under the command of the control logic and removed from the bins by having the bottom of the bins openable as described above in conjunction with FIG. 4.
  • the sets of stapled sheets be ejected to the front v by suitable means 401.
  • the ejected stapled sheets may then be placed on a conveyor belt 403 as illustrated in FIG. 9.
  • the belt 403 would then transport stapled set of sheets to a suitable stacker 405, as illustrated.
  • an ejecting apparatus of the type shown in FIG. 10 may be used advantageously in conjunction with a stapler similar to stapler 71 shown in FIG. 5.
  • the ejecting apparatus may comprise a pair of wheels comprising a driven wheels 411 mounted and positioned to rotate freely about a vertical axis413 at the end ofa column 412 mounted on the carriage frame 78, and a drive wheel 417 mounted on an axis 419.
  • the driven wheel 411 is positioned fixedly on the carriage 78 and so positioned that its peripheral surface will touch or be in contact against one side of a set of sheets 421, when the stapling apparatus is moved into the stapling position.
  • a solenoid 431 mounted on the carriage 78 and a retractable solenoid arm 433 connected as shown.
  • a motor MOT-3 when energized, drives the drive wheel 417 by a belt 435.
  • the motor MOT-3 is mounted at one end of an pivotal plate member 436 as shown.
  • the drive wheel is mounted at the other end as illustrated.
  • the retractable arm 433 is normally withdrawn when the solenoid is not energized.
  • the solenoid arm 4353 rotates the plate 436 clockwise about a pivot 438 and this pushes drive wheel 417 to the right clockwise about the pivot 438.
  • the enabling or actuating signals for the motor MOT-3 and the solenoid 431 are applied respectively in timed relationship by the control logic 201 in a suitable manner.
  • the logic enables the stapling and ejecting operation to take place concurrently.
  • the set in the right bin is stapled, the set in succeeding or the left bin is ejected.
  • the motor MOT-3 could be left running all the time without any difficulties.
  • the solenoid 431 may be actuated by the decoder 259 of the control logic.
  • the control logic provides necessary command signals to the solenoid 431 so that the ejecting operation is implemented for each set of the stapled sheets, the stapler and ejector are carried forward by the carriage 78 and indexed into the successive operating positions and staple one bin while ejecting a stapled set of sheets in a preceeding bin until all of the bins are stapled and ejected.
  • a reproduction system including apparatus for reproducing copy sheets and a collating apparatus having a plurality of bins into which the reproduced copy sheets are collated according to a copy program under control of the system logic, means for ejecting completed sets of sheets from the collator bins comprising:
  • carriage means adapted for longitudinal movement along said rail and rotary movement about said rail;
  • the apparatus of claim 1 further including an automatic stapling apparatus mounted on said carriage, rotation of said carriage to move said wheels toward said bins moving said stapling apparatus into position relative to the set of copies in the bin preceding said wheels, said stapling apparatus thereby being adapted to staple each set of copies simultaneously with the ejection of the previously stapled set by said wheels.

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