Patent ID: 6171225
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: B42C,B65H,G03G

Abstract:
A finisher comprising:a receiving tray unit to receive at least one sheet, wherein a received sheaf of sheets is stacked thereon,a regulating device, projecting from said receiving tray, to contact one end face of a sheaf of sheets stacked on said receiving tray unit,a sheaf-conveying unit having a pair of conveying devices, where at least one conveying device is movable relative to the other conveying device, to selectively engage, disengage, and convey at least one sheet interposed between said pair of conveying devices, anda sheet alignment mechanism to control said sheaf-conveying unit to effect a plurality of cycles of engaging and disengaging a plurality of sheets received and interposed between said pair of conveying devices, to align all received sheets in at least one direction prior to conveying said sheets as a sheaf from said receiving tray unit.