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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hidehiro Nishiguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271185 ; 271198 ; 271213 ;
Abstract
A paper stacking apparatus enables documents emerging in a continuous flow from the exit of an image processing system to be stacked in the order in which the documents exit, even when the documents exit at irregular intervals. The paper stacking apparatus utilizes a conveyor belt which is divided into two transport segments. A first transport segment transports documents away from an exit of an image processing machine and drives a leading edge of each document onto an inclined stacking tray. A second transport segment, which slopes downwardly, pushes a trailing edge of each document onto the stacking tray.