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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshiyuki Araseki, Kakuda, JP;
Masanori Takahashi, Iwanuma, JP;
Dai Itoh, Shibata-gun, JP;
Tatsuro Watanabe, Kakuda, JP;
Assignee:
Tohoku Ricoh Co., Ltd., Shibata-gun, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/916 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/916 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for storing sheets carrying images thereon and sequentially driven out of an image forming apparatus in consecutive bins thereof is disclosed. The apparatus includes a deflector for deflecting a sheet toward the inlet of a preselected bin and a plurality of cylindrical cams cooperating to open and close the inlet of the bin. The deflector and cams are interlocked to each other to operate at a relatively high speed. The apparatus is capable of surely inserting a sheet into the inlet of the bin and highly reliable and durable.