Patent ID: 6135446
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
An aligning device for aligning a single sheet of a recording medium, the single sheet having a leading edge generally perpendicular to a conveying direction and a lateral edge generally parallel to the conveying direction, the aligning device comprising:a sensor device for detecting the lateral edge of the sheet and determining a position of the lateral edge relative to a predetermined printing position,a transport device comprising first and second transport units disposed opposite one another and contacting one another along a contact line extending transversely relative to the conveying direction, the contact line forming a detent for receiving the leading edge of the sheet and aligning the leading edge of the sheet to a perpendicular position with respect to the conveying direction, the transport device being movable transversely relative to the conveying direction,a delivery device for conveying the sheet to the transport device, the delivery device being movable between a transport position and an open position, in the transport position, the delivery device conveying the sheet along the conveying direction until the leading edge engages the detent formed by the transport units of the transport device and the sheet arcs between the delivery device and the transport device, in the open position, the delivery device releasing the sheet and allowing the sheet to assume a flat position as the sheet extends between the delivery device and the transport device.