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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2005
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromoto Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuuya Nagasako, 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;
Masahiro Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromoto Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuuya Nagasako, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Kikkawa, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Iida, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Tokita, Kanagawa, JP;
Shingo Matsushita, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet finishing apparatus for an image forming apparatus includes a discharging member configured to discharge recording media. A tray is configured to receive the discharged recording media. A rotatable moving member is configured to contact the discharged recording media such that an angular position of the rotatable member changes in response to a number of the recording media on the tray. A detecting member is configured to detect a movement of the moving member. A controller is configured to control an output of the recording media to the tray based on an output of the detecting member.