Sheet aligning device and image forming apparatus
US7681881B2 · kind B2 · utility
9Cited by
6References
17Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/06
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet aligning device includes a sheet feeder that discharges a sheet in a first direction, a sheet tray on which the sheet is stacked, a sheet jogger that aligns the sheet on the sheet tray in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a sheet detection filler that detects a state of the sheet on the sheet tray. The sheet detection filler detects a position of a topmost sheet in the stack of sheets on the sheet tray and determines an alignment position from where the sheet jogger is to begin alignment of the sheets.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.