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Sheet discharging apparatus and a sheet discharging method

US6394448B2 · kind B2 · utility

39Cited by
4References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 11, 2001
Grant dateMay 28, 2002
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Expiry dateMay 11, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/00827
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sheet discharging apparatus including a sheet discharging device which discharges a sheet on a sheet discharging tray. A sheet tip portion guide device holds thereupon a tip portion of the sheet discharged from the sheet discharging device, guides the sheet in a sheet discharging direction while holding the tip portion of the sheet thereupon, and releases the sheet by releasing the tip portion of the sheet held thereupon.

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