Discharged sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus
US6027269A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J13/106
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
According to a discharged sheet stacking apparatus and an image forming apparatus, in which sheet collecting ability can be improved by preventing scattering of discharged sheets, in order to prevent the scattered stacking when sheets having B5 size longitudinal or A5 size longitudinal are discharged and stacked, a discharged sheet stacking portion is provided with two supporting members (high rib and low rib) constituting a scattering preventing means extending in a direction parallel to a sheet discharging direction.
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