Inventors:
Barry P. Mandel - Fairport NY
John D. Hower - Fairport NY
Charles D. Rizzolo - Rochester NY
Richard A. Van Dongen - Newark NY
L. James Rolph - Webster NY
William A. Novak - Rochester NY
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT
International Classification:
B65H 3910
Abstract:
A plural function sheet interconnect module for serially connecting plural multiple bins printed sheets job separating units, such as mailbox modules, with the output of a printer for feeding printed sheets jobs into selected bins. The printer also has a alternate variably occurring output of purge sheets designated for purging, which purge sheets are variably intermixed with the printed sheets jobs. The interconnect module has a sheet bypass transport for feeding the sheets on from one mailbox unit on to another. The interconnect module also has an integral purge tray for collecting the purge sheets and providing for their removal. The interconnect module further has a selectable shared sheet gating system for gating the printed sheets jobs into the sheet bypass transport and gating the purge sheets into the integral purge tray. The integral purge tray underlies the sheet bypass transport and is pivotably openable for the removal of purge sheets therefrom.