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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
May. 05, 1999
Takashi Nakamura, Ibaraki, JP;
Akira Terakado, Ibaraki, JP;
Yasushi Hashimoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Tatsuo Matsuda, Ibaraki, JP;
Tatsuya Shiraishi, Ibaraki, JP;
Jun Ogino, Ibaraki, JP;
Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet carrying apparatus (,) includes: a sheet receiving means (,) for receiving a sheet ejected from a sheet output device (,); a first carrying path (,) for guiding the sheet; a second carrying path (,) branched out of the first carrying path; a carrying path switching means (,) provided in a branching portion between the first and second carrying paths; a first receiving device attachment portion (,) for detachably holding a first receiving device (,) for receiving the sheet ejected from the first carrying path; and a second receiving device attachment portion (,) for detachably holding a second receiving device (,) for receiving the sheet ejected from the second carrying path.