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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2021
Applicant:
Canon Production Printing Holding B.v., Venlo, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
CANON PRODUCTION PRINTING HOLDING B.V., Venlo, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/26 (2006.01); B65H 29/10 (2006.01); B65H 29/04 (2006.01); B65H 31/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/26 (2013.01); B65H 29/10 (2013.01); B65H 31/34 (2013.01); B65H 2301/331 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4211 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4212 (2013.01); B65H 2301/44712 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet stacking apparatus includes a sheet alignment mechanism configured for aligning a sheet in a predetermined reference position; a gripper arrangement configured to grip the aligned sheet at at least two spaced-apart points of the sheet and to release the sheet on a stack; and a holder configured to hold the sheet in position on the stack while the gripper arrangement releases the sheet. The gripper arrangement is movable along a predetermined trajectory for moving the sheet from the reference position to a stacking position.