Patent Number:
6,168,154
Title:
Sheet handling device for continually fed sheets which are aligned and moved from first to second storage locations
Abstract:
A sheet handling device for accommodating, aligning and storing sheets fed from an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine is provided with front-side and rear-side aligning members for pressing the sheets stacked on a first storage means between the aligning members to stably and exactly align the stacked sheets. The front side aligning member is movable vertically or rotatable to open a sheet transferring passage so as to enable a sheet aligning mechanism in the sheet handling device to be operated in a small space, and thus, made compact. While transferring the aligned sheets from the first storage means to a second storage means, the aligned sheets are stably held by the front-side aligning member being in soft contact with the upper surface of the sheets being transferred.
Inventors:
Asahara; Tsuyoshi (Yamanashi-ken, JP), Kaneko; Hirofumi (Kofu, JP), Sano; Kazuaki (Yamanashi-ken, JP), Saito; Takashi (Sakaigawa-mura, JP), Mimura; Hideki (Yamanashi-ken, JP)
Assignee:
Nisca Corporation Yamanashi-ken
International Classification:
B42C 1/12 (20060101); B65H 31/34 (20060101); B65H 009/04 ()
Expiration Date:
01/02/2018