Abstract: This invention relates to the sheet transporting apparatus having a sheet storage device capable of storing sheets and provided in the middle of a sheet transport path; and a carriage unit with a sheet discharge mechanism for transporting a sheet to the sheet storage device and capable of reciprocating motion substantially above said sheet storage device.

Abstract: A sheet sorting apparatus with a stapler includes a plurality of bin trays; bin tray shifting device for moving the plurality of the bin trays stepwisely substantially in the vertical direction to oppose the respective bin trays to a sheet inlet of the sorting apparatus, while expanding the clearances between the bin tray opposed to the sheet inlet and an upper adjacent bin tray and between the bin tray opposed to the sheet inlet and a lower adjacent bin tray to provide a larger clearance than the predetermined clearances; and stapler, disposed substantially on an extension of the inclined sheet receiving surface and having a stapling head movable to above the sheet receiving surface and an anvil movable to below the sheet receiving surface, for stapling the sheets interposed between the stapling head and the anvil, wherein the bin trays are so disposed that between those ends of adjacent ones of the bin trays which are closer to the sheet inlet are deviated when seen in a direction substantially perpendicula

Abstract: A sheet stapling apparatus includes sheet accommodating contain for accommodating discharged sheets, a stapling device for stapling the sheets received by the sheet accommodating contain, a reference for confining edges of the sheets accommodated in the sheet accommodating contain to align the sheets, and aligning member for urging the sheets accommodated in the accommodating contain to the reference, and for continuing to urge the sheets to the reference when the sheets are stapled by the stapling device.

Abstract: A method for controlling a sheet sorter wherein plural bins are sequentially moved to be faced to a sheet material inlet to sort the sheet materials onto the bins includes permitting sorting operation; and starting to reset the plural bins after the sheet materials are taken out of the bins.

Abstract: A sheet sorter includes first sheet discharging device for discharging sheet materials during non-sorting mode operation; second sheet discharging device for discharging sheet materials during sorting mode operation; a bin for the non-sorting mode operation; a plurality of bins for the sorting mode operation, a first bin of which is opposed to the second discharging device when the non-sorting bin is opposed to the first discharging device, wherein during the sorting mode operation, the plural bins are sequentially opposed to the second discharging device; and supporting device for supporting the non-sorting bin and the sorting bin with a predetermined positional relation to move them together.

Abstract: A method of controlling a sheet sorter wherein the sheet sorter includes a plurality of bins for accommodating sheets, the bins being arranged in a vertical direction, a first sheet discharging device for discharging sheets not to be sorted, second sheet discharging device, disposed with a vertical interval from the first sheet discharging device, for discharging sheets to be sorted, bin moving device for moving substantially vertically the bins and stapler device for stapling the sheets, the method includes providing the stapler device adjacent to the second sheet discharging device; accommodating the sheets on the plurality of bins by sequentially opposing the bins to the second sheet discharging device, and stapling the sheets on the bins by the stapler, when a sorting mode is selected; discharging the sheets by the first discharging device and accommodating them on a non-sort bin opposed to the first discharging device when a non-sorting mode is selected, and moving the non-sort bin to a neightborhood of

Abstract: A sheet stapler apparatus including a cartridge for containing a belt of connected staple wires, a movement confining device provided in the cartridge for confining movement of the staple wires, and a device for stapling sheet materials with the leading staple wire from the belt. A device feeds the staple wires out of the cartridge to the stapling device, and a detecting device detects when the staple supply in the cartridge is almost empty. A control device, responsive to the detecting device, prohibits feeding of the belt by the feeding device, at which time the movement confining device acts on the staples to keep them in the cartridge.

Abstract: A sheet finisher with a binder includes sheet stacker for stacking sheets discharged after images are formed thereon, a binder for binding the sheets stacked on the sheet stacker, a counter for counting a number of sheets accommodated in the sheet stacker, manual selector for starting binding operation of the binder, and a controller for discriminating whether or not the number counted by the counter is within a predetermined range, and for permitting operation of the binder by actuation of the manual selector, when the number is within the predetermined range.

Abstract: A method of controlling a sheet sorter wherein the sheet sorter includes a plurality of bins for accommodating sheets, the bins being arranged in a vertical direction, a first sheet discharging device for discharging sheets not to be sorted, second sheet discharging device, disposed with a vertical interval from the first sheet discharging device, for discharging sheets to be sorted, bin moving device for moving substantially vertically the bins and stapler device for stapling the sheets, the method includes providing the stapler adjacent to the first sheet discharging device; accommodating the sheets on the plurality of bins of sequentially opposing the bins to the second sheet discharging device, and stapling the sheets on the bins by the stapler, when a sorting mode and a stapling mode are selected; discharging the sheets by the first discharging device and accommodating them on a the bin when a non-sorting mode and non-stapling mode are selected; and discharging the sheet by the second discharging device

Abstract: A sheet sorting apparatus with a stapler, includes a plurality of bin trays, bin tray shifting device for moving the plurality of the bin trays stepwisely substantially in the vertical direction to oppose the respective bin trays to a sheet inlet of the sorting apparatus, while expanding the clearance between the bin tray opposed to the sheet inlet and an upper adjacent bin tray to provide a larger clearance than the predetermined clearances, a shaft extending substantially perpendicularly to the extension of the inclined sheet receiving surface, and a stapler, supported rotatably about the shaft and having a stapling head movable to above the sheet receiving surface in a lateral direction by rotation about the shaft and an anvil movable to below the sheet receiving surface by the rotation, for stapling the sheets interposed between the stapling head and the anvil, wherein the bin trays are so disposed that between those ends of adjacent ones of the bin trays which are closer to the sheet inlet are deviated w

Abstract: A sheet post-processing apparatus. It includes a first post-processing device for effecting a processing to the sheet material and a second post-processing device for effecting to the sheet a processing different from the aformationed processing. The apparatus is capable of selectively discharging or processing the sheet material discharged from the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: A tray apparatus for stacking sheets discharged from an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine, a printer, a facsimile machine and other recording machines. The tray apparatus has a sheet aligning member in the form of an endless web which is contactable to the top surface of the sheet which has been discharged onto a tray or bin tray so as to displace the sheet in the opposite direction until the trailing edge of the sheet abuts a stopper member which is disposed adjacent that end of the tray which is near the discharging outlet. By doing so, the sheets discharged are aligned against the stopper member.

Abstract: This specification discloses an automatic sheet supplying device for automatically feeding sheets from a sheet supporting table to a predetermined position. More particularly, the specification discloses an automatic sheet supplying device which is provided with a feeding member movable in a sheet feeding direction and a separating member opposed to the feeding member, whereby when sheets fed one by one by the action of the two members arrive at a predetermined position, the two members are caused to be spaced apart from each other to thereby eliminate any load against the sheets being conveyed.

Abstract: A stapler apparatus which is provided with a needle feeding mechanism for feeding needles continuously formed in a band-like shape in succession to a driving-in station and which can prevent the band-like needles from moving backward and reliably feed the needles forwardly even if a backwardly moving force acts on the band-like needles in a state in which the leading needle is not bent.

Abstract: A sheet folding apparatus including a plurality of sheet processing units each having a couple of folding rollers, a deflector and a folding position controlling passage. One set of the apparatus is sufficient to effect two-folding, z-folding and reversed z-folding of the sheet. A guiding member is disposed closely adjacent to the nip of the folding roller couple for conveying the sheet out of the folding positions controlling passage and for forming a new fold. When the sheet is three-folded, an undesirable double fold is prevented, which may otherwise be produced by an undesirable fold formed adjacent to the already formed fold when the sheet is folded second time.

Abstract: This specification discloses an automatic original conveying device for conveying a supported original to a reading position and discharging the original from the reading position after the surface to be read of the original is read.