Sheet aligning apparatus, post processing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same
US7866649B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2513/51
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet aligning apparatus includes a tray device for piling and storing sheets from a sheet outlet, a sheet discharging and delivering device arranged above the tray device, and a shift device for moving the sheet discharging and delivering device between an operating position of pressing the uppermost sheet with predetermined pressing force and a non-operating position of lightening or releasing pressing force. The apparatus also includes a regulating stopper member for colliding the sheets sent by the sheet discharging and delivering device at the sheet front or back ends for regulating sheet position, an aligning device for regulating the sheets on the tray in a direction crossing the sheet discharging direction, and a control device for controlling the sheet discharging and delivering device, the shift device and the aligning device.
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