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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
May. 26, 1998
Kazuyuki Kubota, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Hideki Mimura, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Nisca Corporation, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A sheet post-handling device for aligning one or more sheets fed from an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine to a first tray in a sheet introducing direction, and transferring the sheets aligned from the first tray to a second tray in a sheet transferring direction perpendicular to the sheet introducing direction to store the sheets on the second tray. The sheets aligned into a sheaf of sheets are held by a holding member when being transferred from the first tray to the second tray, and delivered to a gripping means movable over the second tray so as to be softly landed on the second tray. Thus, the sheaf of sheets can be stably transferred from the first tray to the second tray while being reliably gripped by the gripping means, consequently being securely placed on the second tray without suffering damage. The sheets are stapled during being transferred from the first tray to the second tray.