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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2008
Applicants:
Daisaku Kamiya, Chiba, JP;
Mitsushige Murata, Chiba, JP;
Hiromichi Tsujino, Ibaraki, JP;
Yuzo Matsumoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Takako Hanada, Ibaraki, JP;
Inventors:
Daisaku Kamiya, Chiba, JP;
Mitsushige Murata, Chiba, JP;
Hiromichi Tsujino, Ibaraki, JP;
Yuzo Matsumoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Takako Hanada, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In order to reduce the stack failure of a sheet bundle, there is provided a sheet stacking/aligning apparatus comprising: a stack tray for stacking sheets thereon; and a rear end aligning member for pushing and aligning the rear end of a sheet conveyed onto the stack tray. The rear end aligning member includes sheet holding paddle for holding the sheets stacked on the stack tray.