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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshihiro Hayashi, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 20/30 (2006.01); B65H 31/26 (2006.01); B41J 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 20/30 (2013.01); B41J 13/106 (2013.01); B65H 31/26 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4215 (2013.01); B65H 2701/11312 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stacking apparatus is provided with a stacking member that stacks a sheet as a recording medium that is discharged from a recording apparatus such that the sheet hangs on the stacking member, a guiding part that guides the sheet down to a point lower than a top of the stacking member, and an urging unit that controls movement of the sheet.