Method and apparatus for set binding, stapling and stacking
First Claim
1. A set finishing and stacking apparatus for sheets fed from an image producing machine comprising:
- a finishing station adapted to receive sheets fed into the set finishing and stacking apparatus;
a stacker below the finishing station;
the finishing station including a multiple part tray containing at least two parts, and a mechanism adapted to move the at least two parts of the multiple part tray horizontally from a position for receiving a set of sheets to a position at which the set of sheets is permitted by the motion of the at least two parts of the multiple part tray to pass downwardly through the former position of the at least two parts of the multiple part tray to the stacker.
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided for receiving and assembling sheets in a binding station at which thermal binding strips are automatically supplied to the side edges of the assembled sets, the sheet receiving trays at the binding station are laterally moved apart to allow a set of assembled bound or unbound sheets to gravitate to a stapling station at which an assembled set of sheets may be stapled together, and the trays forming the stapling station are moved laterally apart to allow the stapled set to gravitate to a stacker tray which is allowed to move downwardly as progressive sets are deposited on the stacker tray and the stacker tray is moved upwardly to a set receiving position following removal of finished sets.
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15 Claims
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1. A set finishing and stacking apparatus for sheets fed from an image producing machine comprising:
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a finishing station adapted to receive sheets fed into the set finishing and stacking apparatus;
a stacker below the finishing station;
the finishing station including a multiple part tray containing at least two parts, and a mechanism adapted to move the at least two parts of the multiple part tray horizontally from a position for receiving a set of sheets to a position at which the set of sheets is permitted by the motion of the at least two parts of the multiple part tray to pass downwardly through the former position of the at least two parts of the multiple part tray to the stacker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10)
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6. A set finishing and stacking apparatus for sheets fed from an image producing machine comprising:
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a finishing means for receiving sheets fed into the set finishing and stacking apparatus;
a stacker means positioned below the finishing means, for stacking finished sets of sheets;
the finishing means further comprising;
a multiple part tray containing at least two parts, and a tray operating means for moving the at least two parts of the multiple part tray from a position for receiving a set of sheets to a position at which the set of sheets is permitted by the motion of the at least two parts of the multiple part tray to pass downwardly through the former position of the at least two parts of the multiple part tray to the stacker means. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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11. A method of set finishing and stacking for utilization with sheets fed from an image producing machine comprising:
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providing a finishing station which receives sheets fed from the image producing machine;
positioning a stacker below the finishing station and stacking finished sets of sheets in the stacker;
utilizing a multiple part tray containing at least two parts, and operating the multiple part tray by moving the at least two parts of the multiple part tray from a position for receiving a set of sheets to a position at which the set of sheets is permitted by the motion of the at least two parts of the multiple part tray to pass downwardly through the former position of the at least two parts of the multiple part tray to the stacker. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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