SHEET SORTING APPARATUS FOR AN ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED SHEET PRINTER

摘要

For stored sheet collection from an electronically controlled sheet printer (1) in connection with a data or word processing system (5) a sheet sorting apparatus is designed as a supplementary unit (7) comprising a sheet supply slit (8) located opposite a sheet discharge slit (2) of the sheet printer (1). To selectively activate sheet guide means (14) the sorting apparatus comprises a control unit (16) connected into the signal transmitting connection between the data or word processing system (5) and the sheet printer (1) and is programmed to separated sorting control codes added in the data or word processing system (5) to the character information and printing control codes determined for a print page. When used in a multi-user system with a group of sorting bins (13) connected with each individual user device (5 to 5c) the sheet printer and the sorting apparatus (7) may be used simultaneously by the users.