Discharged-sheet stacking device, and image forming apparatus including the same
US5921690A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2601/251
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has a discharged-sheet stacker in which a longer time period can be secured until sheets are superposed. A plurality of stages of discharged-sheet supports, each for holding a sheet, are provided in the discharged-sheet stacker. By sequentially operating the discharged-sheet supports, a printed sheet is sequentially shifted between the discharged-sheet supports, and is finally mounted onto a discharged-sheet tray. By operating the discharged-sheet supports even after printing has been completed, all printed sheets are finally mounted on the discharged-sheet tray.
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