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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2004
Junichi Iida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Okada, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Tokita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromoto Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuuya Nagasako, Tokyo, JP;
Naohiro Kikkawa, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Iida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Okada, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Tokita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromoto Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuuya Nagasako, Tokyo, JP;
Naohiro Kikkawa, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A paper handling apparatus is disclosed, having a first path that guides paper to a processing tray; a second path in which the paper is set aside; and a transportation unit that transports the paper. The paper handling apparatus sets aside a preceding sheet of the paper in the second path, and transports the set-aside preceding sheet of the paper with a following sheet of the paper. The paper handling unit includes: a branching unit that, when the paper is transported in the second direction, leads the paper to the second path; a paper detection unit provided in a more upstream position than the branching unit; and a control unit that determines timing in which the paper is transported in the second direction based on an output of the paper detection unit, and causes the transportation unit to transport the paper to the second path.