Patent ID: 8844927
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet loading apparatus comprising: a discharge member which discharges a sheet; a loading member which loads the sheet discharged by the discharge member; a tip support member which is provided in the downstream of the loading member in a sheet discharge direction and abuts against the leading edge of the sheet discharged by the discharge member in the sheet discharge direction; a rotation member which is provided above the loading member, abuts against an upper surface of the sheet discharged to the loading member, and is rotated to transport the sheet to the tip support member side; and a control section which controls a transport amount of the sheet through the rotation member based on a loading amount of sheets loaded on the loading member, wherein the loading amount is detected by a detection member; wherein, when the loading amount of sheets loaded on the loading member is a first value, the control section sets the transport amount to a first transport amount, and when the loading amount is a second value that is greater than the first value, the control section sets the transport amount to a second transport amount smaller than the first transport amount; wherein when discharging a sheet, the control section determines whether or not there is a succeeding sheet to the sheet, the control section sets the transport amount to any one of the first transport amount or the second transport amount based on the loading amount of sheets when there is no succeeding sheet, and the control section sets the transport amount to a transport amount smaller than the first transport amount or the second transport amount defined based on the loading amount of sheets when there is a succeeding sheet.