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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Tomonori Tamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Tomonori Tamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 29/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 29/247 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet stacker includes a sheet stacking portion, a guide portion, and an air blower. The sheet stacking portion is configured to stack a sheet bundle. The guide portion is configured to receive a leading end of a sheet conveyed toward the sheet stacking portion and guide the sheet downstream in a sheet conveyance direction in which the sheet is conveyed. The air blower is disposed above the sheet stacking portion and configured to blow air toward the sheet on a downstream side, in the sheet conveyance direction, from a position at which the guide portion receives the leading end of the sheet.