US 2004/0046316 A1 · Sheet distributor, image recorder, and a sheet distributing method

Abstract

The invention provides a sheet distributor and a sheet distributing method. The sheet distributor with which supplied sheets of a specified length are distributed to a plurality of lines of sheets, has a transport unit which keeps transporting each supplied sheet in a transport direction while the sheet is being distributed, a moving unit which moves said transport unit laterally in a perpendicular direction to the transport direction, a position detecting sensor which detects a position of a advancing end of the sheet in the transport direction when the sheet is transported and a control section that controls the start of the movement of said moving unit in accordance with a timing of detecting the advancing end of the sheets. The sheet is moved in a direction oblique to the transport direction during transporting such that a position of the sheet in a widthwise direction is changed at each time of sheet supply, whereby supplied sheets are arranged in a plurality of lines. The sheets distributor is incorporated in a image recorder which has a recording section that records an image on the recording material in transport by scanning in the a widthwise direction.

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Dependent claims

A sheet distributor with which supplied sheets of a specified length are distributed to a plurality of lines of sheets, comprising:

a transport unit which keeps transporting each supplied sheet in a direction of transport while the sheet is being distributed;
a moving unit which moves said transport unit laterally in a direction perpendicular to the direction of transport of the sheets when the sheet is transported by means of said transport unit;
a position information obtaining device which obtains information on a position of the sheet in the direction of transport when the sheet is transported by means of said transport unit;
and
a control section that controls the start of the movement of said moving unit in accordance with the information on the position as obtained from said a position information obtaining device.

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An image recorder that records a desired image on a specified length of recording material in sheet form being transported, comprising:

a recording section that records an image on the recording material in transport by scanning in a direction perpendicular to the direction of transport of the recording material;
and
a recording material distributing section which is provided downstream of said recording section in a direction of transport and with which supplied sheets of the recorded recording material are distributed to a plurality of lines, comprising a transport unit which keeps transporting each supplied sheet of the recording material with the recorded image in the direction of transport while it is being distributed, a moving unit which moves said transport unit laterally in a direction perpendicular to the direction of transport of the recording material when it is transported by means of said transport unit, a position information obtaining device which obtains information on a position of the sheet in the direction of transport when it is transported by means of said transport unit;
and a control section that controls the start of the movement of said moving unit in accordance with the information on the position as obtained from said a position information obtaining device.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Sheet distributor, image recorder, and a sheet distributing method

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Sheet distributor, image recorder, and a sheet distributing method

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Abstract

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