Media-sheet stacking systems
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsDaniel Gonzalez Perello, Andreu Oliver, Ismael Chanclon Fernandez, Joseba Ormaechea Saracibar, Xavier Miguel Royo, Ruben Prats Gonzalez
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Abstract
A media-sheet stacking system (10) for stacking media sheets on a device output tray (OT) comprises a kicker (25) to advance a media sheet along the output tray by pushing a trailing edge of the media sheet as it exits the device, and a movable element (32a) arranged to face the output tray across a space that receives media sheets exiting the device. A drive mechanism (33) is provided to drive the movable element in the direction of advance of the media sheet along the output tray.
Claims15
A media-sheet stacking system (10) for stacking media sheets on a device output tray, the stacking system comprising:
- a kicker (25) to advance a media sheet along the output tray by pushing a trailing edge of the media sheet exiting the device,
- a movable element (32a) arranged to face the output tray across a space receiving media sheets exiting the device, and
- a drive mechanism (33) to drive the movable element in the direction of advance of the media sheet along the output tray.
A method of stacking media sheets on a device output tray, comprising:
- activating a kicker to advance a media sheet along the output tray by pushing a trailing edge of the media sheet exiting the device, and
- moving at a speed faster than the speed of advance of the media sheet, and in the direction of advance of the media sheet along the output tray, a movable element provided facing the output tray across a space receiving media sheets exiting the printer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.