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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2005
Junichi Iida, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Tokita, Kanagawa, JP;
Shingo Matsushita, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromoto Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Kikkawa, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Iida, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Tokita, Kanagawa, JP;
Shingo Matsushita, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromoto Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Kikkawa, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet finishing apparatus includes a conveying member configured to convey recording media and a tray configured to receive the recording media conveyed by the conveying member. The tray includes a holding member configured to hold the recording media therein and to contact a first edge of the recording media such that the recording media is positioned, a rotatable moving member configured to contact the recording media such that the holding member abuts against the recording media, a discharging member configured to discharge the recording media stacked by the holding member, and a protruding member mounted on the discharging member and configured to contact a second edge of the recording media such that the recording media is positioned. One of the rotatable moving member and the protruding member positions the recording media stacked in the tray in a travel direction of the recording medium.