Patent ID: 6260843
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: B65H,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus having a sheet-receiving device for receiving sheets discharged from an outlet, said sheet-receiving device comprising:a first tray positioned adjacent to said outlet and having a surface configured to hold said sheets thereon when the sheets are discharged from said outlet, said first tray having a near side and a far side, said near side being adjacent to said outlet and said far side being opposite to said near side and having a step portion;a second tray connected to the far side of said first tray and being located lower than said surface of said first tray and farther from the outlet than the first tray in a sheet moving direction of said sheets; anda warp-inhibiting mechanism configured to hold down a rear edge of the sheets when the sheets are positioned on the second tray and configured to prevent a forward edge of the sheets from warping over the step portion of the first tray when the sheets are on the surface of the first tray, said warp-inhibiting mechanism being set on a top of the step portion and having an extension portion that extends out over the second tray in a direction substantially parallel with the surface of the first tray, wherein the extension portion being configured to move downward with respect to said substantially parallel direction when exposed to a predetermined external force.