Patent ID: 6168154
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: B42C,B65H

Abstract:
A sheet handling device comprising a first storage means for stacking one or more sheets having leading edges fed from an image forming apparatus thus forming a stack with a top surface, means for transferring the sheets stacked in said first storage means, a second storage means for storing the sheets transferred from said first storage means by said sheet transferring means, said second storage means being movable in a direction crossing transversely to said top surface of said sheets stacked on said second storage means, sheet aligning means to be brought into contact with said leading edges of said sheets for aligning the sheets stacked on said first storage means to true up said leading edges of said sheets, and moving means for causing said sheet aligning means to be movable between a sheet aligning position at which all of said sheets stacked on said first storage means are aligned by contacting leading edges of said sheets with said sheet aligning means and a retreating position apart from said sheet aligning position in a direction crossing transversely with a surface of said sheets stacked on said first storage means, said sheet aligning means being movable and thereby separated from said leading edges of said sheets stacked on said first storage means in a sheet discharging direction in which said sheets are transferred by said sheet transferring means.