Patent ID: 8454010
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: B42C,B65H

Abstract:
1. A method of aligning a sheet on a tray, comprising: moving a transfer device to an operating position by a shift member to apply a pressure to the sheet thereby transferring the sheet on the tray toward a stopper member in one direction by the transfer device and colliding with the stopper member, moving the transfer device to another position by the shift member to apply another pressure to the sheet less than the pressure at the operating position, moving the sheet in a sheet width direction perpendicular to said one direction while continuously applying said another pressure to the sheet to align the sheet in the sheet width direction by an aligning device, and then moving the transfer device back to the operating position by the shift member thereby further providing force to the sheet aligned in the sheet width direction on the tray in said one direction by the transfer device to correctly contact the sheet to the stopper member.