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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2007
Junya Masuda, Nara, JP;
Yoshinori Shiraishi, Nara, JP;
Yasuhiro Takai, Nara, JP;
Toyokazu Mori, Kyoto, JP;
Kohichi Matsumoto, Nara, JP;
Junya Masuda, Nara, JP;
Yoshinori Shiraishi, Nara, JP;
Yasuhiro Takai, Nara, JP;
Toyokazu Mori, Kyoto, JP;
Kohichi Matsumoto, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A movable sheet stacking device including: a sheet receiving section which is provided with respect to a sheet exit section of an image forming apparatus and is for receiving ejected sheets being ejected from the sheet exit section in an ejecting direction and moving the sheets in a direction opposite to the ejecting direction; an end-portion restriction plate which comes into contact with a front end of the sheets moving in the opposite direction to stop the movement of the sheets; and a restriction-plate driving section which sets a position of the end-portion restriction plate according to a sheet type.