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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1999
Kenichi Hayashi, Kashiwa, JP;
Katsuaki Hirai, Moriya-machi, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet handling device includes an ejection device for ejecting sheets; a stack device for stacking thereon the sheets ejected by the ejection device and having a stopper portion for supporting the ends of the sheets; a rotatable feeding member shaped like an endless belt for making contact with the sheets stacked on the stack device to pull the sheets toward the stopper portion; an aligning device for aligning the sheets on the stack device by moving the sheets in the direction orthogonal to the sheet feeding direction; a shift device for moving the endless feeding member between the acting position to act on the surface of the sheets on the stack device and the retracted position to separate from the sheet surface or to reduce the force acting on the sheet surface; and a control device for exerting control so that the endless feeding member is retracted to the retracted position during the aligning operation by the aligning device.