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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152163 | Sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet stacking apparatus includes a discharging portion configured to discharge a sheet, a stacking portion configured to stack a discharged sheet, and a deforming member configured to deform the sheet to be discharged by the discharging portion, wherein the defor... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8118301 | Sheet discharging device and image forming apparatus including same A sheet discharging device including a sheet discharging unit provided at one end of an image forming apparatus; a sheet discharge tray located adjacent to the sheet discharging unit, rotatably provided at the end of the image forming apparatus in a stored position ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8038145 | Printer A printer comprising a cover, and a stacker that is attached to the cover, the stacker being supported pivotably about a pivot axis on the cover between a protruding position where the stacker receives paper discharged from the printer, and a retracted position rota... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7976018 | Discharged-sheet monitoring mechanism and method for printer A discharged sheet monitoring mechanism for a printer includes: a paper receiving tray configured to receive and stack discharged printed sheets thereon; a stack amount detector configured to detect a stack amount of discharged sheets stacked on the paper receiving ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971873 | Image forming device An image forming device, which is configured to form an image on a sheet, includes a main body casing, a catch tray provided on the main body casing to be loaded with the sheet discharged in a first direction with the image formed thereon, and a cover configured to ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7954808 | Sheet processing device, image forming apparatus, and image forming system A shifting unit shifts a plurality of sheets discharged on a tray to a different position in a sheet width direction that is perpendicular to a sheet discharging direction in a set of sheets. A first width-direction aligning unit and a second width-direction alignin... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7918450 | Sheet processing apparatus, sheet processing method, and image forming apparatus When a sheet is conveyed to a position where a conveying speed can be changed from a first conveying speed to a second conveying speed while a discharging unit is discharging a preceding stack of sheets, a conveyance control unit calculates a third conveying speed f... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7850167 | Device and tray for depositing sheets The invention relates to a device for depositing sheets in a machine that preferably processes sheets by graphic means, in particular for a printing machine, preferably for an electrophotographically operating machine, comprising at least one deposit tray for deposi... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7845634 | Paper delivery mechanism and apparatus for image formation with a paper delivery mechanism A shifting mechanism includes a guide plate, a bearing, a rotating shaft, a delivery roller, and a bearing unit. The shifting mechanism delivers a sheet of paper along a delivery passage and offsets the sheet horizontally and perpendicularly to the passage while del... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7828289 | Stacker tray assembly for a photocopier A stacker tray assembly for a photocopier is easily mounted or removed from the copier, and permits facile handling of large copies. The stacker tray assembly for a photocopier for producing large copies has a main plate which has a copy side for insertion into the ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7810805 | Sheet discharging apparatus and image forming apparatus There is provided a sheet discharging apparatus and an image forming apparatus, in which even a curled sheet can properly be discharged to and stacked on a sheet stacking portion. A projection is provided in a central portion in a width direction of a tailing end re... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7793931 | Paper sheet accumulating/feeding apparatus A paper sheet accumulating/feeding apparatus to execute an accumulating processing, in which paper sheets conveyed by a conveyance unit are accumulated in an accumulating unit in a direction of accumulation, and a feeding processing, in which paper sheets accumulate... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7762546 | Sheet conveying device and image recording apparatus including the sheet conveying device A sheet conveying device including: (a) a sheet discharger configured to discharge a sheet in a discharging direction; (b) a tray configured to receive the sheet discharged by the sheet discharger; (c) a stopper protruding upwardly from the tray; and (d) a guide pro... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7753368 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus provided with the same A sheet processing apparatus comprises: an first stack portion which temporarily stacks a sheet thereon; a first stack portion which is disposed under the first stack portion and stacks thereon a sheet discharged from the first stack portion; a second stack portion ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7748704 | Paper sheet processing apparatus, and paper sheet processing method A post-processing apparatus has a standby tray to receive a paper sheet to be supplied from a digital copier, a processing tray to receive a paper sheet dropped from a standby tray, a feed member which guides the rear end of a paper sheet received in a standby tray ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7717421 | System and method for sensing a media stack from side of stack and delivery path to stack to detect given stack height A system for sensing a media stack to detect a given stack height includes a stack site in an output bin and a mechanical flag mounted adjacent to a side thereof in a counterbalanced state at a home position where an exposed portion of the flag extends into a media ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7690647 | Stack holding device to prevent push-out A mechanical device to stabilize the stack height position of a compiler output tray and compress the sets in the tray is provided. The small mechanical device may be mounted in the back wall of the stacker tray near the top limit. The mechanical device includes a g... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7665729 | Sheeting processing apparatus In a sheet processing apparatus that performs processing for sheets after image formation such as sorting or stapling of the sheets, when the sheets are subjected to processing in a processing tray, after the sheets are discharged to the waiting tray, a paddle opera... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7661669 | Sheet post-processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image forming system A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a sheet stacking unit, an aligning unit, a moving member, a discharging member, and a discharging motor. The discharging motor drives the discharging member for discharging a pile of sheets in an operation pattern that is s... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7648137 | Medium ejection device and image forming apparatus A medium ejection device includes an ejection member, a stacking member and a rib. The ejection member ejects a medium toward a medium ejection direction. The stacking member stacks the medium ejected from the ejection member. The rib is disposed in a substantially ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7644918 | Sheet discharge system A discharge system for printed media sheets which includes a tray having a surface for supporting the media sheets; and rotating transport elements forming a discharge nip for discharging the sheets onto the tray, wherein at least one driven transport belt is arrang... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7631864 | Catch tray for document production device In an embodiment, a catch tray may include a first end configured to connect to a document production resource, a second end and a top surface having a plurality of ribs. A rib may have a first end and a second end. At least one rib may extend from the first end of ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7621527 | Sheet collecting device A sheet collecting device for collecting sheets leaving the printing device, which includes a delivery rack for collecting sheets, a front edge stopper for collecting the front edge of a sheet in a first position of the sheet collecting device in which the sheet is ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7568694 | Printed medium collector A printed medium collector comprises a guide surface downwardly inclined from an intake edge toward a drop off edge. A printed medium passes from the intake edge and over the drop off edge and travels away from the guide surface within a range of trajectories. A pri... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7556262 | Paper sheet accumulating/feeding apparatus A paper sheet accumulating/feeding apparatus to execute an accumulating processing, in which paper sheets conveyed by a conveyance unit are accumulated in an accumulating unit in a direction of accumulation, and a feeding processing, in which paper sheets accumulate... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7556261 | Device for receiving envelopes This invention relates to a mail item receiving device for receiving the mail items ejected through an exit slot of a folding and inserting machine, comprising a support plate on which the ejected mail items will accumulate, a front wall on which these mail items wi... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7530566 | Sheet post-processing apparatus A sheet post-processing apparatus includes driving rollers that are arranged in a leading end position in a sheet conveying direction of a standby tray and axis of which are perpendicular to the conveying direction and driven rollers that rotate following the drivin... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530565 | Method and apparatus for processing printed sheets incorporated reference An apparatus for processing printed sheets includes a processing tray and a standby tray having a pair of tray members that are movable in a width direction of sheets. The tray members are movable between a first position where a sheet is placed on the tray members ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7523931 | Forward and reverse media accumulation system A system and method for accumulation of media invention includes a series of upper and lower transport belts for feeding media seriatim along a path of travel. An accumulator pocket is positioned between the upper and lower drive belts along the path of travel. An u... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7520504 | Paper processing device, paper processing method and image forming apparatus A paper processing device includes a processing unit, a paper ejection roller, a sorting mechanism, a paper overlapping mechanism, and a control unit. The processing unit performs predetermined processing upon sheets of paper being conveyed one at a time along a pap... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7494121 | Automatically variably shaped sheet stacking tray surface for printed sheets A system and method of stacking printed sheets with sheet curl stacking problems in an automatically variable configuration stacking system having a spaced array of repositionable initial sheet supporting surfaces providing a generally planar initial stack supportin... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7448617 | Tray and recording apparatus A discharge tray includes a guide portion that is retractable or extendable, relative to medium stacking portions, in consonance with the form of the recording media that are to be discharged. When the recording media that are to be discharged have a predetermined f... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448618 | Sheet transport apparatus, image reading apparatus including same, and image forming apparatus including same that aligns various sheet types A sheet transport apparatus of the present invention is arranged so that a first eject tray is located at a position to which sheets are ejectable in such a manner that front and back surfaces of the sheets are not reversed after the sheets are subjected to predeter... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7441771 | Sheet-like medium alignment apparatus To ensure that the leading edge of the sheet ejected onto a tray 12 does not push and move loaded sheets in advance, loaded sheets are retained at position (II) by a retaining roller. A roller (returning roller in this case) 121 for applying external f... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431288 | Print media flipping mechanism and method Apparatus for delivering a sheet to a surface, comprising a rotating gripper that receives and grips the sheet at or near a leading edge thereof at a first position and delivers the leading edge to a second position, the first and second positions being situated alo... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7407160 | Discharge system for printed sheets A discharge system for printed media sheets and a printer which utilizes such a discharge system, the discharge system including a tray for the media sheets; rotating transport elements forming a discharge nip for discharging the sheets onto the tray; a guide plate ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7398968 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes a housing having a cavity therein, a linkage arm disposed within the cavity, an input media tray movably latched to the housing, and an input media tray latch coupled to the linkage arm and releasably engaged with the input media tray. ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395026 | Image forming apparatus having auxiliary tray An image forming apparatus is provided having a printing unit including a detachable developer cartridge. The apparatus prints an image on a sheet using an electrophotographic process. A tray is provided to receive a sheet discharged after the completion of printing... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384037 | Sheet handling machine A sheet housing part of a sheet handling machine is provided with a guide member for adjusting a size of a housing space of the sheet housing part. A tip end part of the guide member is made pivotable, and is provided with a biasing member for swinging the tip end p... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384038 | Sheet transport device A sheet transport device according to this invention is provided with: a sheet tray on which a sheet to be transported is placed; a device main body provided with a transport path led from the sheet tray to a discharge outlet; a transport mechanism for transporting ... | 06/10/2008 |
