Patent ID: 7802788
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: B42C,B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet loading method, comprising: conveying sheets along a sheet conveying direction via a pair of waiting tray parts which support the sheets, the waiting tray parts arranged at an interval in a transverse direction orthogonal to the sheet conveying direction; applying, via a strike down member, a downward force on the sheets to make the sheets bend and fall down from the pair of waiting tray parts; retaining, via a distal end upper face retainer, a distal end upper face of the sheets on the pair of waiting tray parts when the interval widens from a first width smaller than a width of the sheets orthogonal to the sheet conveying direction for loading the sheets to a second width larger than the width of the sheets; allocating a rotary shaft in association with the distal end face in the sheet conveying direction; rotating the distal end upper face retainer and the strike down member coaxially with a rotary shaft, that is mounted coaxially therewith, when the sheet discharger is projected on a horizontal plane, a discharge direction of the sheet discharger being parallel to the sheet conveying direction; receiving, via a receiving tray, the sheets fallen from the pair of waiting tray parts; and discharging, via a sheet discharger, a bundle of sheets to which a post-process has been performed, from the receiving tray.