Sheet alignment device, sheet finishing apparatus including the same, and image processing system including the same
US7568688B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00877
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet alignment device, that is included in a sheet finishing apparatus integrally mounted with an image forming apparatus to an image forming system or connected to the image forming apparatus, includes an accommodating unit configured to temporarily accommodate a paper sheet and a paper sheet stack including the paper sheet therein, and a sheet alignment unit configured to align the sheet stack including the paper sheet in a direction perpendicular to a sheet travel direction. The sheet alignment unit has a first alignment member configured to move between a sheet receiving position and a sheet alignment position along the direction perpendicular to the sheet travel direction so as to push the sheet stack and a second alignment member configured to move to a fixed position and remain stationary thereat so as to stop the sheet stack pushed by the first alignment member.
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