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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2006
Soenke C. Bluethgen, Ploen, DE;
Soenke Dehn, Daenischenhagen, DE;
Frank Nagel, Kiel, DE;
Dieter R. Gritzuhn, Kiel, DE;
Soenke C. Bluethgen, Ploen, DE;
Soenke Dehn, Daenischenhagen, DE;
Frank Nagel, Kiel, DE;
Dieter R. Gritzuhn, Kiel, DE;
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for depositing sheets in a machine that preferably processes sheets by graphic means, in particular for a printing machine, preferably for an electrophotographically operating machine, comprising at least one deposit tray for depositing and preferably also for stacking processed sheets. Furthermore, the invention relates to a deposit tray for a device of the aforementioned type. The object of the invention is to provide a device or a deposit tray of the aforementioned type, which permits a controlled depositing and stacking of sheets, in particular, at greater sheet-processing speeds, and, preferably, in a cost-effective manner. In accordance with the invention, this object is achieved in that a deposit surface of the deposit tray is arranged, or can be arranged, at an angle that deviates from the horizontal.