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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Canon Production Printing Holding B.v., Venlo, NL;
Inventors:
Erik P. J. Verhoeven, Venlo, NL;
Johannes E. P. Peulen, Venlo, NL;
Assignee:
Canon Production Printing Holding B.V., Venlo, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 29/22 (2006.01); B65H 29/40 (2006.01); B65H 29/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 29/22 (2013.01); B65H 29/242 (2013.01); B65H 29/40 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4212 (2013.01); B65H 2404/651 (2013.01); B65H 2404/6551 (2013.01); B65H 2406/323 (2013.01);
Abstract
During flipping sheets may fold upon themselves under the influence of gravity. To prevent a sheet stacker is provided with a holding device for releasably holding at least a portion of the sheet at least partially during the flipping of the sheet by a sheet flipping device, wherein the holding device is configured for movement of the held portion of the sheet in a first direction perpendicular to the flipping axis.