Finishing technology in image forming system
Abstract
A finishing apparatus (FS), includes a stacker (72) for stacking recording sheets; a first conveyor for conveying a recording sheet sent from an image forming apparatus to the stacker; a sheet accommodating device (75) for accommodating a sheet (K) to be inserted at an insertion position which is at least one of the top of, the bottom of or a middle portion between the recording sheets; a second conveyor for conveying the sheet accommodated in the sheet accommodating device to the stacker; an input device for designating the insertion position of the sheet; a storing device for storing the insertion position designated by the input device; and a finishing controller for controlling the second conveyor so that the sheet is inserted into the recording sheets in accordance with the insertion position stored in the storing device.

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| US5489969A | Cites | United States of America | XY | Search report | 29,32,36 |
| US5713061A | Cites | United States of America | Y | Search report | 9,10 |
| PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 17 5 June 2001 (2001-06-05) | Non-patent | – | – | Search report | – |
| PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 013, no. 223 (M - 829) 24 May 1989 (1989-05-24) | Non-patent | – | – | Search report | – |
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| EP1069480B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| EP1507174A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| DE60017990D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| DE60017990T2 | Germany | T2 | |
| JP3921881B2 | Japan | B2 | |
| EP1507174A3 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 |
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| Title (correction)FINISHING TECHNOLOGY IN IMAGE FORMING SYSTEMRTI1 | RTI1 | EP | |
| Title (correction)ENDBEARBEITUNGSTECHNIK IN BILDERZEUGUNGSSYSTEMRTI1 | RTI1 | EP | |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 1069480
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1069480
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1069480
- Application
- 115131
- Application, DOCDB
- 00115131
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20000115131
Titles3
- German
- Endbearbeitungstechnik in Bilderzeugungssystem
- English
- Finishing technology in image forming system
- French
- Technique de finition pour systèmes de formation d'images
Classification
- CPC, 2
- G03G15/655
- G03G2215/00869
- IPC, 3
- G03G21 14
- B65H5 06
- G03G15 00
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 1
- Sweden
- Extension states, 1
- Slovenia