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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1995
Kaoru Suzuki, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Tadahiro Ando, Naka, JP;
Hiroshi Naka, Naka, JP;
Mitsutoshi Sawada, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Tomonori Ohata, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Miura, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Masayoshi Nakabayashi, Wakayama, JP;
Eiiti Ando, Higashiosaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A sheet finishing and stacking apparatus includes a sheet transport path which stacks sheets onto a stapler tray, the stack is finished by a stapler, and a discharge roller and a pushed out member transport the stack onto a discharge tray. The discharge tray is driven in a vertical direction as stacks of sheets are deposited thereon. While the push-out member is delivering the stack to the discharge tray, an auxiliary lower discharge plate extends along a direction of the push-out member to prevent the stack from buckling. In another embodiment, the discharge tray is temporarily lowered and then raised back to an upper limit as the push-out member delivers the stack to the discharge tray.