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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd., Ebina, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/916 ; B65H 4/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/916 ; B65H 4/304 ;
Abstract
A paper ejection apparatus equipped on the latter stage of an image formation apparatus in a print apparatus. The paper ejection apparatus includes a paper stack table to stack papers transported in a paper transport direction from the image formation apparatus, a table drive for moving up and down the paper stack table, a controller for controlling the table drive, top face detection means for detecting the top face position of the stacked papers, and abutment members for sliding to align the papers ejected onto the paper stack table in the paper transport direction and in a perpendicular direction to the paper transport direction. The projecting part is provided on the paper stack table.