Active copy sheet catch and stacking device
US5207417A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 4, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/36
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A catch tray for a copier/printer holds and stacks copies of a wide variety of sizes exiting a copier/printer without operator involvement. The copies are allowed to fall into a funnel type baffling device with flexible friction paddles that drive the incoming copies into the catch tray and holds them in place while simultaneously allowing a major portion of each copy sheet to flip and hang down over a curved portion of the outer wall of the catch tray.
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