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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177226 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus and associated method are provided. The sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet conveying path, a sheet stack tray, a sheet discharging member, a sheet guide member, and a sheet contact portion. The sheet conveying path is configured... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177227 | Sheet ejection device, image forming apparatus and post-processing apparatus A sheet ejection device capable of applying shift processing to the sheets on an ejection tray, using the alignment member contacting the sheets at a plurality of points in the direction in which the sheets are ejected. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167303 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus To prevent deviation in a processing position of a sheet bundle caused by buckling of the sheet bundle and handle a number of diversified kinds of sheets without increasing the size of apparatuses, a sheet processing apparatus and a image forming apparatus includes ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8136810 | Sheet alignment and ejection mechanism A sheet alignment and ejection mechanism includes a sheet alignment device, a sheet ejection device, a power device and a transmission unit. The sheet alignment device includes a first one-way element. The sheet ejection device includes a second one-way element. The... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8087667 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus according to the invention includes a conveying portion that conveys a sheet; and an abutment member against which an end of the sheet in a conveying direction abuts, the sheet being conveyed by the conveying portion. Herein, the abutmen... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087666 | Sheet discharge device and image forming apparatus A sheet discharge device discharges a sheet to a sheet discharge tray. The sheet discharge device includes a rotary shaft, two inside drive rollers, two outside drive rollers, two inside driven rollers, two outside driven rollers, two end retainers, and two inside r... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8038146 | Post-processing device and image forming apparatus provided with the same A post-processing device includes an introductory feed path, a processing tray, a post-processing section, a catch tray, a sheet delivery section, and a control section. The post-processing section is configured to perform post-processing on the sheet placed on the ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8020857 | 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, and a stapler to staple the rear end aligned on the processing tray. When a first pa... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7950652 | Sheet discharge apparatus, image forming apparatus and sheet discharging method A sheet discharge apparatus includes a discharge portion configured to discharge sheets, a wall member provided below the discharge portion, a tray configured to receive the discharged sheets from the discharge portion, and a holding member provided on the wall memb... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942407 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus The invention provides a sheet processing apparatus in which a controller transports a sheet, delivered to a process tray, by a predetermined distance by a transport member for contacting a stopper, and selects the distance according to a friction on the lower surfa... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7900912 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system Provided is a sheet processing apparatus connected to an image forming apparatus, including: an intermediate process tray which receives sheets delivered from the image forming apparatus as a sheet stack; a process unit which applies a predetermined process for the ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896338 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus To prevent deviation in a processing position of a sheet bundle caused by buckling of the sheet bundle and handle a number of diversified kinds of sheets without increasing the size of apparatuses, a sheet processing apparatus and a image forming apparatus includes ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887051 | Stack alignment device, sheet discharge device and image forming apparatus A catch tray for stacking sheets discharged from an apparatus that includes a first sheet-stacking area and a second sheet-stacking area. The tray further includes a first stopper regulation part disposed, within the second sheet-stacking area, on a downstream side ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883086 | Sheet stacking apparatus, sheet processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus Typical configurations of a sheet stacking apparatus, a sheet processing apparatus, and an image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes a discharging unit which discharges a sheet; a stacking member which stacks a discharged sheet; and a holdi... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7837190 | Strike plate and exit section utilizing same A strike plate (266) against which sheets (150) exiting a printer contact prior to falling into a receiving tray, the strike plate comprising: a) at least one strike face (268); and b) a generally outward directed abutment surface (254) a... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7775517 | Card collection mechanism and card issuing device A card collection mechanism may include a card collection box for collecting a card, a feeding roller for carrying the card from a feeding passage to the card collection box, and a guide part for guiding the card to the card collection box. The guide part guides the... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7699310 | Post-processing apparatus and image forming system provided therewith A paper pressing unit is composed of two cylindrical paper pressing portions, connecting members to which the paper pressing portions are each connected, and rotational shafts protruding outward from the central parts of the connecting members along the longer sides... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7686296 | Sheet stacking device and image forming apparatus including the same A sheet stacking device includes: an evacuation section for transporting and ejecting sheets; a sheet exit tray for stacking the ejected sheets; an arm supporting member; and a sheet presser arm including a supported end at one end, a free end at the other end which... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7686297 | Billing processing apparatus In a bill processing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the invention, the bill P delivered in the bill press area 10 is moved toward the loading tray 60 at one side of the press plate 32 and then toward the loading tray 60 ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7677557 | Sheet discharging apparatus and image forming apparatus The sheet discharging apparatus for discharging sheets to a stacking portion by a discharging portion, including an opening/closing member openable and closable with respect to a main body of the apparatus; a lever member rotatably provided on the opening/closing me... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7669847 | Post-processing apparatus and image forming apparatus There provided is a post-processing apparatus which has a simple structure and makes more than one sheet of recording paper easily slide down a slope of a post-processing tray, has no irregularity in the alignment of the sheets of recording paper in the discharging ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7628397 | Sheet carrying device, and document carrying apparatus and image forming apparatus using the sheet carrying device A sheet carrying device has a mechanism that prevents a sheet from being fed backward into a carriage path after once discharged from the device, and the sheet carrying device includes a carriage surface that guides a sheet, a reverse roller attached to a rotation s... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7607659 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet conveyed to a sheet stacking portion is conveyed in a direction opposite to a sheet conveyance direction by a returning roller to bring a trailing edge of the sheet into abutment against a reference wall and regulate a trailing edge position of the sheet. A ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7537209 | Sheet stacking-aligning apparatus, sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus The sheet stacking-aligning apparatus or the sheet processing apparatus includes a substantially horizontal stacking tray, a rear end aligning unit for aligning a rear end of a sheet bundle on the stacking tray, and a control unit for controlling an operation of the... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7533883 | Sheet conveyor for conveying individual sheets A sheet conveyance system has at least one driven conveying shaft, with a variable spacing of the driven conveying shaft from the sheet stack. The driven conveying shaft includes at least one sheet conveyor that acts on the sheet to be conveyed with a friction coati... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7530567 | Finisher compiler tray This is a compiler tray with a Velcro® surfaced back guide enabled to be used with Birds Beak Edge Curl Suppressors to minimize up curl and down curl of sheets fed into the tray and improve Stapled Set Registration. The Velcro® is either fixed to the back guide or... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7520506 | Layer press for compressing stacks of sheet-like articles A layer press (10) for compressing sheet-like articles (12) arranged in a stack (14). The press has an accommodating chamber (18) for accommodating the sheet-like articles (12) and also a pressing arrangement (34) with a con... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520505 | High speed vertical reciprocating sheet trail edge stacking assistance system A print media sheets trailing edge knockdown stacking assistance system, in a compiler or other stacking system with a substantial sheet gravity drop, activated for each ejected sheet to move substantially linearly and perpendicularly downwardly from above, but adja... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7487965 | Multi-sheet in-line deformation binding apparatus An apparatus for fabricating a multi-sheet mailpiece including a compiler, and axial and radial deformation binding mechanisms. The compiler includes a sheet feeding apparatus and registration device for accepting multiple individual sheets. The sheet feeding appara... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7451980 | 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... | 11/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7431205 | Banknote receipt and payout apparatus A banknote receipt and payout apparatus including: a receipt and pay-out opening for carrying out either or both of payout and stacking of charged banknotes: a banknote determining part for determining denominations of banknotes, a plurality of banknote storage and ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428983 | Banknote receipt and payout apparatus Provided is a banknote receipt and payout apparatus which handles several denominations, having a banknote loading and collecting function, and which is capable of handling several denominations. A banknote receipt and payout apparatus comprising a receipt and payou... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7413177 | Sheet processing apparatus, method of controlling the sheet processing apparatus, control program for implementing the method, and storage medium storing the control program A sheet processing apparatus which makes it possible to carry out optimal bundling, such as bookbinding, according to sheet thickness, thereby enhancing the operability of the apparatus. A sensor LED control section 114 detects the thickness of a bundle of sh... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7401775 | Apparatus for aligning sheets which are deposited on a sheet stack In an apparatus for aligning sheets that are deposited on a sheet stack, there are sheet leading edge stops disposed so as to be vertically displaceable by a common leading edge shaft. An auxiliary stack carrier that is to be introduced into the stack region for non... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7380784 | 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... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380785 | Sheet discharge apparatus with aligning member A sheet discharge apparatus includes a discharge device for discharging a sheet, a storage device for receiving the sheet discharged from the discharge device, and an alignment reference member for aligning at least one side of the sheet discharged to the storage de... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370861 | Sheet holding apparatus and sheet transport apparatus equipped with the same A detection sensor detects a position of a level detection lever that touches an uppermost sheet of sheets stacked on a holding tray, and a computing device counts the number of sheets that have been discharged to the holding tray. A judging device judges the amount... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357391 | Device for selectively stacking sheets A device (10) for stacking sheets and a device for depositing notes, which comprises a plurality of such devices (10), are shown. The device (10) comprises at least one carrying face (16, 18) for carrying a sheet stack, the carrying face ... | 04/15/2008 |
