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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 26, 2015
Applicant:

Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Hitoshi Wakide, Toyokawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/26 (2006.01); B65H 43/06 (2006.01); B65H 31/34 (2006.01); B65H 31/02 (2006.01); B65H 31/30 (2006.01); B65H 43/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/26 (2013.01); B65H 31/02 (2013.01); B65H 31/3081 (2013.01); B65H 31/34 (2013.01); B65H 43/02 (2013.01); B65H 43/06 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4212 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4213 (2013.01); B65H 2405/11151 (2013.01); B65H 2801/27 (2013.01);
Abstract

A post-handling apparatus having an aligning tray configured to receive a sheet from an image forming apparatus; an ejected sheet tray located adjacent to the aligning tray; a conveyer configured to convey the sheet on the aligning tray to the ejected sheet tray; and a sheet presser configured to press a sheet previously ejected onto the ejected sheet tray against the ejected sheet tray. The sheet presser presses the sheet previously ejected to the ejected sheet tray when a leading edge of a sheet currently conveyed to the ejected sheet tray falls down on the ejected sheet tray, and is in a receding position receding from the ejected sheet tray when a trailing edge of the sheet currently conveyed to the ejected sheet tray falls down on the ejected sheet tray.


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