Medium stacking device, medium treatment apparatus, and method of controlling medium stacking device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorKenji Uchibori
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Abstract
A medium stacking device includes an intermediate stacker that receives a medium treated by a treatment portion, and a first alignment member as an example of a contact portion, that is configured to move between a first position for performing an alignment operation on the medium on the intermediate stacker, and a second position that is separated further from the leading edge of the medium than is the first position. Furthermore, the medium stacking device is provided with a stacking portion that stacks the medium discharged from the intermediate stacker. The medium discharged from the intermediate stacker is stacked on the stacking portion after a leading edge contacts the first alignment member positioned at the second position.
Claims12
A medium stacking device comprising:
- an intermediate stacking portion that receives a medium treated by a treatment portion;
- a contact portion configured to move between a first position for performing an alignment operation on a leading edge of the medium on the intermediate stacking portion, and a second position that is separated further from the leading edge of the medium than is the first position;
- and
- a stacking portion that stacks the medium transported from the intermediate stacking portion, wherein
- the medium transported from the intermediate stacking portion is stacked on the stacking portion after the leading edge contacts the contact portion positioned at the second position.
A method of controlling a medium stacking device, comprising:
- receiving a medium treated by a treatment portion on an intermediate stacking portion;
- moving a contact portion to a first position to align the medium on the intermediate stacking portion in a transport direction;
- moving the contact portion to a second position that is separated further from a leading edge of the medium than is the first position;
- bringing the leading edge of the medium transported from the intermediate stacking portion into contact with the contact portion positioned at the second position;
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- stacking, on a stacking portion, the medium brought into contact with the contact portion at the second position.
A medium stacking device comprising:
- an intermediate stacking portion that receives a medium treated by a treatment portion;
- a contact portion configured to move between a first position for performing an alignment operation on the medium on the intermediate stacking portion, and a second position that is separated further from a leading edge of the medium than is the first position;
- and
- a stacking portion that stacks the medium transported from the intermediate stacking portion,
- wherein the leading edge of the medium transported from the intermediate stacking portion is brought into contact with the contact portion positioned at the second position after the contact portion has been moved to the first position to perform the alignment operation and has been moved from the first position to the second position, and
- wherein the medium brought into contact with the contact portion at the second position is stacked on the stacking portion after the leading edge contacts the contact portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.