Patent ID: 6336630
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
A printing apparatus for printing sheets and selectively depositing the printed sheets on supports disposed within a sheet delivery unit provided with a fixed sheet deposition member disposed at a fixed location, relative to the sheet delivery unit, said supports being adjustable in height, independent of one another, each support being movable between a highest deposition position and a lowest deposition position in which sheets can be deposited on the respective supports and each support being adapted to be positioned in a parking position where sheets cannot be deposited on the respective supports and in which the parking position of the bottom support is no higher than the lowest deposition position of the bottom support and the parking position of the remaining supports situated above the bottom support is higher than the fixed sheet deposition member, wherein the printing apparatus is provided with a control key for exclusively setting the printing apparatus to deposit printed sheets on the bottom support.