Sheet stacking apparatus with stacking and retaining tray
US6179287A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0089
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet stacking apparatus includes a sheet discharging device for discharging sheets; a stacking tray for stacking sets of the sheets discharged by the sheet discharging device; a retaining tray for retaining one sheet discharging by the discharging device; a shifting device for shifting, in a direction crossing with a direction of the discharging of the sheet, the one sheet on the retaining tray; a feeding device for feeding the one sheet to the stacking tray; whereby the sets of the sheets are grouped with the sheet shifted by the shifting device.
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