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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2003
Takashi Kuwata, Shizuoka-Ken, JP;
Yasuyoshi Hayakawa, Shizuoka-Ken, JP;
Kaoru Sato, Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Takashi Kuwata, Shizuoka-Ken, JP;
Yasuyoshi Hayakawa, Shizuoka-Ken, JP;
Kaoru Sato, Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet processing apparatus, which is configured in a simple construction and at low cost, includes a first sheet stacking portion for temporarily stacking a sheet discharged thereon, an alignment member for aligning the sheet discharged on the first sheet stacking portion, a sheet processing member for performing a predetermined process on the sheet stacked on the first sheet stacking portion, and a second sheet stacking portion located substantially vertically below the first sheet stacking portion. The alignment member acts to cause the aligned sheet to drop to the second sheet stacking portion.