Japan, Feb. 27 -- CANON INC has got intellectual property rights for 'SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM.' Other related details are as follows:
Application Number: JP,2022-063058
Category (FI): B65H31/08,B65H31/20,B65H29/22
Stage: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved mechanism that balances between the improved alignment of sheets by combining a holding member with an ejector tray and the reduction of crash noise caused by their collision.SOLUTION: The sheet processing device includes: discharge means for discharging a bundle of sheets conveyed along a conveyance path from an outlet; loading means for loading the discharged bundle of sheets; contacting means located on the front in the discharge direction of the bundle of sheets from the outlet and abutting the upper surface of the discharged bundle of sheets; support means configured to be retractable from the outlet and to temporarily advance under the bundle of sheets and support the bundle of sheets when the bundle of sheets is discharged; and control means which controls the movement of the support means so that the support means reaches the position of the contacting means after the bundle of sheets abuts the contacting means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 (Grant)
Filing Date: April 5, 2022
Publication Date: Oct. 18, 2023
The original document can be viewed at: https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/p0100
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