Sheet post-processing apparatus

Abstract

A sheet post-processing apparatus to eject a recorded sheet, conveyed from an image forming apparatus, into a designated mailing bin, including an intermediate stacking section, arranged inside a housing of the post-processing apparatus, having a stacker to stack the plural recorded sheets conveyed from the image forming apparatus, an alignment section to align the stacked recorded sheets, and a binding device to bind the stacked recorded sheets, a mail storage section, arranged inside the housing of the post-processing apparatus, having at least a mailing bin to receive the sheet whose ejecting destination has been designated, through the intermediate stacking section, a main tray section, arranged outside the housing of the post-processing apparatus, to receive the sheet whose ejecting destination has not been designated, through the intermediate stacking section; and an exclusive door having a key locking mechanism, provided at a position on the housing corresponding to the mail storage section.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an example of the image forming system including the image forming apparatus and the sheet post-processing apparatus.

FIG. 2 shows the mail storage section and its driving section shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 shows a front view of a part of an outer covering section of the sheet post-processing apparatus.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the fixed-type mailing bins.

Claims

1. A sheet post-processing apparatus to eject a recorded sheet, received from an image forming apparatus, into a designated mailing bin, comprising: an intermediate stacking section, arranged inside a housing of the post-processing apparatus, havinga stacker to stack the plural recorded sheets conveyed from the image forming apparatus,an alignment section to align the stacked recorded sheets on the stacker, anda binding device to bind the stacked recorded sheets aligned by the alignment section;a mail storage section, arranged inside the housing of the post-processing apparatus, having at least a mailing bin to receive the recorded sheet through the intermediate stacking section, wherein an ejecting destination of the recorded sheet has been designated;a main tray section, arranged outside the housing of the post-processing apparatus, to receive the recorded sheet through the intermediate stacking section, wherein the ejecting destination of the recorded sheet has not been designated; andan exclusive door having a key locking mechanism, provided at a position on the housing corresponding to the mail storage section.

2. The sheet post-processing apparatus in claim 1, further comprising a sheet pick-up door having a key locking mechanism on each mailing bin.

3. A sheet post-processing apparatus to eject a recorded sheet, received from an image forming apparatus, into a designated mailing bin, comprising: an intermediate stacking section, arranged inside a housing of the post-processing apparatus, havinga stacker to stack plural recorded sheets conveyed from the image forming apparatus,an alignment section to align the stacked recorded sheets on the stacker, anda binding device to bind the stacked recorded sheets aligned by the alignment section;a mail storage section, arranged inside a housing of the post-processing apparatus, having at least a mailing bin to receive the recorded sheet through the intermediate stacking section, wherein the ejecting destination of the recorded sheet has been designated;a main tray section, arranged outside the housing of the post-processing apparatus, to receive the recorded sheet through the intermediate stacking section, wherein the ejecting destination of the recorded sheet has not been designated; anda sheet pick-up door provided on each mailing bin having a key locking mechanism.

4. The sheet post-processing apparatus in claim 1, wherein the mailing bin is closer to a combining section of the image forming apparatus and the sheet post-processing apparatus than the main tray section is to the combining section.

5. The sheet post-processing apparatus in claim 3, wherein the mailing bin is closer to a combining section of the image forming apparatus and the sheet post-processing apparatus than the main tray section is to the combining section.

6. The sheet post-processing apparatus in claim 1, wherein the mail storage section includes plural mailing bins which move to a sheet receiving position to receive the recorded sheet.

7. The sheet post-processing apparatus in claim 3, wherein the mail storage section includes plural mailing bins which move to a sheet receiving position to receive the recorded sheet.

8. The sheet post-processing apparatus in claim 1, further comprising a bin selecting section to convey the recorded sheet to any one of the plural mailing bins which are fixed in the mail storage section.

9. The sheet post-processing apparatus in claim 3, further comprising a bin selecting section to convey the recorded sheet to any one of the plural mailing bins which are fixed in the mail storage section.

10. A sheet post-processing apparatus to eject a recorded sheet, received from an image forming apparatus, onto a designated mailing bin, comprising: a sheet pick-up door having a key locking mechanism, provided on the mailing bin;wherein the recorded sheet is removed after the key locking mechanism is unlocked to open the door.

11. The sheet post-processing apparatus in claim 1, wherein the key locking mechanism is unlocked after a password, which is previously registered corresponding to each mailing bin, is inputted.

12. The sheet post-processing apparatus in claim 3, wherein the key locking mechanism is unlocked after a password, which is previously registered corresponding to each mailing bin, is inputted.

13. The sheet post-processing apparatus in claim 10, wherein the key locking mechanism is unlocked after a password, which is previously registered corresponding to each mailing bin, is inputted.

14. The sheet post-processing apparatus in claim 1, wherein the key locking mechanism is unlocked after a user ID or a password, which are received with image data, is inputted.

15. The sheet post-processing apparatus in claim 3, wherein the key locking mechanism is unlocked after a user ID or a password, which are received with image data, is inputted.

16. The sheet post-processing apparatus in claim 10, wherein the key locking mechanism is unlocked after a user ID or a password, which are received with image data, is inputted.

17. An image processing system, comprising: an image forming apparatus to form an image on a sheet; andthe sheet post-processing apparatus in claim 1, combined with the image forming apparatus.

18. An image processing system, comprising: an image forming apparatus to form an image on a sheet; andthe sheet post-processing apparatus in claim 3, combined with the image forming apparatus.

19. An image processing system, comprising: to form an image on a sheet; andapparatus in claim 10, apparatus.