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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Masahiro Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Shuuya Nagasako, Tokyo, JP;
Akihito Andoh, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Tsutsui, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiro Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Shuuya Nagasako, Tokyo, JP;
Akihito Andoh, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Tsutsui, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
To ensure that the leading edge of the sheet ejected onto a traydoes not push and move loaded sheets in advance, loaded sheets are retained at position (II) by a retaining roller. A roller (returning roller in this case)for applying external force to a sheet S ejected onto the trayand moving the sheet toward a end facefor alignment is displaced to a different position in the direction of ejection 'a', thereby firmly gripping the trailing edge of the sheet S ejected on the tray