Patent ID: 6234467
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: B42C,B65H

Abstract:
An apparatus for stacking printed documents consisting of at least one sheet of paper, the apparatus comprising:a conveying means for conveying the sheets from an input end to an output end;deflecting means associated with the conveying means for laterally deflecting the sheets as they pass from the input end to the output end, the deflecting means being switchable between two positions;a stacker at the output end containing a sled vertically displaceable in vertical guide rails of a stand;a first motor for lifting and lowering the sled;a carriage pivotably mounted on the sled for pivoting about a horizontal axis;a second motor for pivoting the carriage;an exchangeable cassette inserted into the carriage, the cassette having a first removable horizontal plate, a rear wall and two opposite side walls;a removable second horizontal plate insertable into the cassette and arrestable against the side walls at a plurality of levels; anda pusher mounted on the stand for pushing the inserted second plate against a stack of documents formed in said cassette.