Sheet processing apparatus equipped with lateral displacement correction function
US9809408B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00911
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet processing apparatus capable of discharging even a lateral displacement uncorrectable sheet onto a discharge tray without collision with an alignment plate. A finisher conveys a sheet along a conveying path. A shift unit corrects a lateral displacement of the sheet based on a result of detection by a lateral displacement detection sensor. Sheets discharged via the conveying path are stacked on a discharge tray. A pair of alignment plates disposed above the stacking tray are lowered and are moved between a standby position and an alignment position to be brought into abutment with respective opposite edges of the discharged sheet in the alignment position. A finisher controller makes a distance between the alignment plates in a standby position different according to a sheet type, even when a size of the sheet in the width direction is the same.
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