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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2008
Takehiko Kodama, Toride, JP;
Naoto Saeki, Abiko, JP;
Akihiko Sugiyama, Abiko, JP;
Naoyasu Funada, Moriya, JP;
Masato Nonaka, Moriya, JP;
Takehiko Kodama, Toride, JP;
Naoto Saeki, Abiko, JP;
Akihiko Sugiyama, Abiko, JP;
Naoyasu Funada, Moriya, JP;
Masato Nonaka, Moriya, JP;
Canon Finetech Inc., Misato-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A sheet post-processing unit usable in an image forming apparatus includes a sheet stacking device; a sheet conveying device including at least one roller rotatably supported by an arm movably and vertically rockingly supported, an actuator for moving the arm capable of selectively conveying each sheet to be discharged and of separating from the sheet by moving in a vertical direction; a control section for setting a moving distance of the intersectional moving device corresponding to a size of each sheet to be discharged; and a sheet clamping device. The roller abuts an uppermost sheet among sheets stacked on the sheet stacking device and an intersectional moving device moves the roller in the intersecting direction by a moving distance corresponding to the sheet size set by the control section to hit against and align the uppermost sheet with an upstream side regulating member and an intersectional regulating member.