Sheet handling device for continually fed sheets which are aligned and moved from first to second storage locations
US6168154A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2404/733
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet handling device for accommodating, aligning and storing sheets fed from an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine is provided with front-side and rear-side aligning members for pressing the sheets stacked on a first storage means between the aligning members to stably and exactly align the stacked sheets. The front side aligning member is movable vertically or rotatable to open a sheet transferring passage so as to enable a sheet aligning mechanism in the sheet handling device to be operated in a small space, and thus, made compact. While transferring the aligned sheets from the first storage means to a second storage means, the aligned sheets are stably held by the front-side aligning member being in soft contact with the upper surface of the sheets being transferred.
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