Patent ID: 6832759
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, comprising:a body; means for discharging sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging means disposed in said body; means for piling the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging means, said piling means being attached to said body; means for arranging the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling means, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means, said arranging means being attached to said body; and means for sorting the sheet-shaped mediums by moving said sheet piling means or said arranging means in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means, wherein said arranging means is configured to be moved from a position predetermined to carry out an arrangement of the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling means to a receiving position in said body and to be moved from the receiving position to the position predetermined to carry out the arrangement, said arranging means is disposed outside said body when in said position predetermined to carry out an arrangement, and said arranging means is disposed inside said body when in said receiving position.