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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
May. 06, 2008
Tsuyoshi Moriyama, Toride, JP;
Hitoshi Kato, Toride, JP;
Yasuo Fukatsu, Abiko, JP;
Naoki Ishikawa, Kashiwa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Moriyama, Toride, JP;
Hitoshi Kato, Toride, JP;
Yasuo Fukatsu, Abiko, JP;
Naoki Ishikawa, Kashiwa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet stacking apparatus including first and second stacking trays configured to stack sheets, a detection unit configured to detect a sheet stacking amount on the first stacking tray, a setting unit configured to set an upper limit on stacking amount for controlling the sheet stacking amount that is less than a maximum sheet stacking amount on the first stacking tray, and a control unit configured to stop stacking of sheets on the first stacking tray and stack sheets on the second stacking tray in a case where the sheet stacking amount which is detected by the detection unit reaches the upper limit on stacking amount that is set by the setting unit.