Patent ID: 7334789
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A slide out sheet stacking and unloading system comprising: a sheet stacking tray with a support surface and manually slidable between a sheet feeding position and an unloading position, said support surface having at least one recess to allow manual access underneath a stack of sheets on said support surface; A supplemental stack support mechanism disposed adjacent to said tray being movable between a position into said recess so as to be substantially flush with said support surface thereby providing a temporary supplemental sheet stacking support surface and a position removed from said recess thereby permitting said manual access; A fixed cam having a slope positioned below said tray and said supplemental stack support mechanism in slidable contact with said supplemental stack support mechanism wherein sliding of said tray from said unloading position to said sheet feeding position causes said supplemental stack support mechanism to engage said slope so as to move into said recess and movement of said tray from said sheet feeding position to said unloading position causes said supplemental stack support mechanism to engage said slope so as to move to said position removed from said recess.