Patent ID: 7669842

Claim:
A reprographic device including a predetermined paper path within which copy sheet are transported, comprising: an image forming module for forming an image on a copy sheet in a sheet processing module; a finishing module usable to compile and stack copy sheets from said image forming module; and a vacuum sheet rotator module positioned between said image forming module and said finishing module, said vacuum sheet rotator module including a vacuum capture port positioned in a center portion of said predetermined paper path to suction the center portion of sheets passing thereover, a vacuum source connected to said vacuum capture port and adapted to apply vacuum pressure to said vacuum capture port, and a rotatable disc surrounding said vacuum capture port with said rotatable disc comprising a single, impervious disc having a upper surface adapted to receive copy sheets directly thereagainst to be rotated, and wherein said rotatable disc is connected to a drive mechanism with said drive mechanism being connected to a servo motor to rotate said disc, said vacuum sheet rotator module being adapted to change orientation of copy sheets from portrait to landscape en route to said finishing module.