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 provided in the course of a conveying path, and allocated to be inclined upwardly on a downward side in a conveying direction of the sheets so as to make 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.
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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 downstream 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 a conveying path without intervening the waiting tray, before carrying out the post-process. Bundles of sheets formed on the processing tray are stacked onto a storage tray by means of a sheet-conveying mechanism after they have been post-processed.
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3 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 provided in the course of a conveying path, and allocated to be inclined upwardly on a downward side in a conveying direction of the sheets so as to make 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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