Sheet post-process apparatus
First Claim
1. A sheet post-process apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of rollers which receive and convey sheets conveyed from an MFP main body;
a waiting tray which is provided in the course of a conveying path, and makes standby the sheets conveyed from the rollers in the case where a post-process is required;
a conveying mechanism which causes the sheets made standby on the waiting tray to be dropped and moved by self-weight;
a processing tray which receives the sheets dropped and moved from the waiting tray and the sheets conveyed from the conveying path without intervening the waiting tray, before carrying out a post-process;
a post-process mechanism which carries out a post-process on a bundle of sheets aligned on the processing tray;
a sheet-conveying mechanism which conveys the post-processed bundle of sheets from the processing tray; and
a storage tray which stacks the bundle of sheets conveyed, wherein an upstream side end in a conveying direction of the sheets on the waiting tray and a downstream side end in a conveying direction of the sheets on the processing tray are allocated to overlap on each other in the conveying direction of the sheets.
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Abstract
A sheet post-process apparatus includes a waiting tray and a processing tray. The waiting tray is provided in the middle of a conveying path so that a downward side end in a conveying direction of sheets is oriented upwardly. In the case where a post-process is required, sheets are made standby. The processing tray has a function which causes the sheets made standby on the waiting sheet to be dropped by self-weight. With this function, the processing tray receives the sheets moved to be dropped and the sheets conveyed from the conveying path without intervening the waiting tray, before carrying out the post-process. In addition, an upstream side end in a conveying direction of the sheets on the waiting tray and a downstream side end in a conveying direction of the sheets on the processing tray are allocated to overlap on each other in the conveying direction of the sheets.
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2 Claims
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1. A sheet post-process apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of rollers which receive and convey sheets conveyed from an MFP main body;
a waiting tray which is provided in the course of a conveying path, and makes standby the sheets conveyed from the rollers in the case where a post-process is required;
a conveying mechanism which causes the sheets made standby on the waiting tray to be dropped and moved by self-weight;
a processing tray which receives the sheets dropped and moved from the waiting tray and the sheets conveyed from the conveying path without intervening the waiting tray, before carrying out a post-process;
a post-process mechanism which carries out a post-process on a bundle of sheets aligned on the processing tray;
a sheet-conveying mechanism which conveys the post-processed bundle of sheets from the processing tray; and
a storage tray which stacks the bundle of sheets conveyed, wherein an upstream side end in a conveying direction of the sheets on the waiting tray and a downstream side end in a conveying direction of the sheets on the processing tray are allocated to overlap on each other in the conveying direction of the sheets.
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2. A sheet post-process apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of rollers which receive and convey sheets conveyed from an MFP main body;
a waiting tray which is provided in the course of a conveying path, and makes standby the sheets conveyed from the rollers in the case where a post-process is required;
a conveying mechanism which causes the sheets standby on the waiting tray to be dropped and moved by self-weight;
a processing tray which receives the sheets dropped and moved from the waiting tray and the sheets conveyed from the conveying path without intervening the waiting tray, before carrying out a post-process, and in which a downstream side end in a conveying direction of the sheets is allocated so as to overlap an upstream side end in the conveying direction of the sheets on the waiting tray in the conveying direction of the sheets;
a post-process mechanism which carries out a post-process a bundle of sheets aligned on the processing tray;
a sheet conveying mechanism which conveys the post-processed bundle of sheets from the processing tray; and
a storage tray which stacks the conveyed bundle of sheets.
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