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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2009
Applicant:
Takashi Kotani, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Kotani, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Kyocera Mita Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sheet post-processing apparatusincludes bundle discharge rollers, a sheet detection sensor, a main tray, and a sheet hold devicehaving a plurality of hold portionsto. When a sheet bundle is discharged from the bundle discharge rollers, the hold portionstorotate to a release position where the hold portionstostop holding the sheet bundle P stacked on the main tray, the main traymoves downward to a wait position H, and then, the hold portionstorotate to the lowest position, then the main traymoves up to a hold position H