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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Saito, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Shigeyuki Sanmiya, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Nisca Corporation, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/9075 ; B65H 3/136 ; B65H 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/9075 ; B65H 3/136 ; B65H 9/00 ;
Abstract
A sheet discharge apparatus includes a sheet storage tray for receiving a sheet; a discharge device for discharging the sheet transported from a processing apparatus to the sheet storage tray; a reference member for aligning an edge of the sheet on the sheet storage tray; a transport device for transporting the discharge device between a first position for the discharge device to discharge the sheet to the sheet storage tray and a second position for the discharge device to align the sheet discharged on the tray against the reference member; and a control device for controlling an operation of the discharge device.