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Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 23, 2025
Applicant:

Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Ryuji Sato, Toyokawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/36 (2006.01); B65H 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/36 (2013.01); B65H 31/02 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1114 (2013.01); B65H 2801/27 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sheet processing apparatus includes: a tray on which conveyed sheets are stacked one by one; a restricting member provided at one end of the tray; a paddle member provided so as to be able to ascend and descend on the tray and configured to abut and align one end of the sheet against the restricting member by rotating in contact with the conveyed sheet; and a controller that determines a height position of the paddle member on the tray based on the number of sheets stacked on the tray and sheet information of the sheet to be conveyed, and controls the height position of the paddle member.


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Sato, Ryuji. (2026). Sheet processing apparatus, image forming system, and control method (U.S. Patent No. 12780585). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12780585

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