Stacking Apparatus, Recording Apparatus and Stacking Method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorToshihiro Hayashi
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Abstract
A stacking apparatus is provided with a stacking member that stacks a sheet as a recording medium that is discharged from a recording apparatus such that the sheet hangs on the stacking member, a guiding part that guides the sheet down to a point lower than a top of the stacking member, and an urging unit that controls movement of the sheet.
Claims7
A stacking apparatus comprising:
- a stacking member that stacks a recording medium discharged from a recording apparatus such that the recording medium hangs on the stacking member;
- a guiding part that is a part of the stacking member and guides the recording medium down to a point lower than a top of the stacking member;
- and
- an urging unit that controls movement of the recording medium.
A stacking method performed by a stacking apparatus including a stacking member that stacks a recording medium discharged from a recording apparatus such that the recording medium hangs on the stacking member, a guiding part that is a part of the stacking member and guides the recording medium down to a point lower than a top of the stacking member, and an urging unit that controls movement of the recording medium, the stacking method comprising:
- guiding the recording medium down to the point lower than the top of the stacking member;
- and
- controlling the movement of the recording medium,
- wherein in the guiding of the recording medium, the recording medium is guided toward the recording apparatus, and
- wherein in the controlling of the movement of the recording medium, the recording medium is guided away from the recording apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.