Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Xavier Miguel Royo

Daniel Gonzalez Perello

Ismael Chanclon Fernandez

Joseba Ormaechea Saracibar

Andreu Oliver

Ruben Prats Gonzalez

A media-sheet stacking system for stacking media sheets on a device output tray comprises a kicker to advance a media sheet along the output tray by pushing a trailing edge of the media sheet as it exits the device, and a movable element arranged to face the output tray across a space that receives media sheets exiting the device. A drive mechanism is provided to drive the movable element in the direction of advance of the media sheet along the output tray.

Media-sheet stacking systems

A handoff mechanism for use with a media stacker of a media production apparatus comprises a plurality of kicker units () arranged across a width of the handoff mechanism. A common drive mechanism () is provided to move the plurality of kicker units () between a closed position and an open position. Each kicker unit (), when in the closed position during use, applies a pressure to any media sheets that are already stacked in a stacker tray () while a new media sheet is being fed to the stacker tray. The pressure provided by each kicker unit () is independent of the pressure provided by the other kicker units ().

Handoff mechanism for a media production apparatus

A media-sheet stacking system () for stacking media sheets on a device output tray (OT) comprises a kicker () to advance a media sheet along the output tray by pushing a trailing edge of the media sheet as it exits the device, and a movable element () arranged to face the output tray across a space that receives media sheets exiting the device. A drive mechanism () is provided to drive the movable element in the direction of advance of the media sheet along the output tray.

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Xavier Miguel Royo