Patent ID: 6394448
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
A sheet discharging apparatus, comprising:a sheet discharging device which discharges a sheet on a sheet discharging tray; and a sheet tip portion guide device which holds thereupon a tip portion of the sheet discharged from the sheet discharging device, guides the sheet in a sheet discharging direction while holding the tip portion of the sheet thereupon, and releases the sheet by releasing the tip portion of the sheet held thereupon, wherein the sheet tip portion guide device includes a holding member coupled to a timing belt spanned around a plurality of timing pulleys, said timing belt rotating around the timing pulleys such that the holding member holds the tip portion of the sheet thereupon while moving in the sheet discharging direction, and wherein the tip portion of the sheet is released by making a moving speed of the holding member faster than a sheet discharging speed of the sheet discharging device.