Sheet Stacking Bin Fullness Control System

摘要

Described herein is a shared users mailboxing system (10) comprising a plurality of mailbox bins (11, 11a, 11b) in which a plurality of print jobs are received and stacked. The mailboxing system (10) includes a sheet distribution system (16) which is controlled by a control system (100) to automatically direct print jobs to different mailbox bins (11, 11a, 11b) in accordance with the assignment of the bins to different recipients. The mailboxing system (10) also includes a dual mode bin stacking level indicator system (50) for determining when the height of a stack in a bin (11, 11a, 11b) has reached a preset level in which two level estimation systems are selected by the control means (100) in accordance with the assignment of the bins (11, 11a, 11b) to an exclusive single recipient or to more than one recipient.