Patent ID: 7311303
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for distributing print media comprising: an accumulator pivotable about an axis, the accumulator having a print media inlet and a print media outlet; the accumulator being configured to accumulate a plurality of sheets of a print media; a belt having a protrusion that transports the print media out of accumulator through the print media outlet; an actuator configured to pivot the accumulator about the axis; a plurality of output bins, each of the output bins being positioned with an entry point along an arc traced by the print media outlet of the accumulator; and the accumulator comprises a media staging area configured to support the accumulation of the sheets of the print media, the staging area comprising a combination of a staging location in the accumulator and a portion of a respective one of the output bins, where the accumulator pivots to align the staging location with one of the output bins.