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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Aptex Kabushiki Kaisha, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/902 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/902 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for stacking discharged sheets on a sheet stacking plate, including a distance sensor disposed above the sheet stacking plate and having a light illumination portion for illuminating the sheet stacking plate and a light receiving portion for receiving reflected light, and a control device for determining the distance between the distance sensor and a sheet stack resting on the sheet stacking plate and for determining a sheet stacking condition of the sheet stacking plate on the basis of the determined distance.
Yonenuma, Masahiro. (2001). Sheet stacking apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 6176480). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6176480
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