Apparatus for aligning a paper sheet with a reference line
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorKenichi Mizuma
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Abstract
A sheet paper transporting and aligning apparatus is provided with a sideline reference wall for aligning one side edge of a paper sheet before transporting it to a desired position. The apparatus is further provided with rollers which bring the paper sheet in contact with the reference wall. The apparatus is characterized by conveying the paper sheet in the direction away from the reference wall with a predetermined angle prior to engagement between the paper sheet and the rollers. This insures faultless paper sheet aligning operation and prevents occurrence of paper jamming.
Claims8
Apparatus for aligning a paper sheet before transporting it to a desired position comprising:
- feed means for feeding said paper sheet into said apparatus along a paper sheet travelling path;
- reference wall means disposed at a predetermined position with the paper sheet travelling path defined in said apparatus for aligning one side edge of said paper sheet;
- roller means for bringing said paper sheet translationally in contact with said reference wall means for alignment;
- orientation adjustment means for adjusting the orientation of said paper sheet with respect to said reference wall means such that said paper sheet is moved with a leading edge corner of said side edge directed away from said reference wall means until said paper sheet comes into engagement with said roller means, wherein said roller means moves said paper sheet generally translationally toward said reference wall means such that the leading edge corner of said paper sheet closer to said reference wall means is prevented from being first brought into engagement with said reference wall means;
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- delivering means for delivering said thus aligned paper sheet to the desired position.
Apparatus for aligning a paper sheet before transporting it to a desired position comprising:
- a first plate forming a part of a paper sheet travelling path defined in said apparatus;
- reference wall means disposed at one side of said flat plate and including a straight reference section;
- roller means for bringing said paper sheet translationally in contact with said straight reference section of said reference wall means for alignment;
- delivering means for delivering said thus aligned paper sheet to the desired position;
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- feed means for feeding said paper sheet onto said flat plate with a leading edge corner thereof directed away from said straight reference section of said reference wall means at a predetermined angle until said paper sheet comes into engagement with said roller means, wherein said roller means moves said paper sheet generally translationally toward said straight reference section thereby insuring that said leading edge corner of said paper sheet closer to said reference wall means is prevented from first coming into contact with said straight reference section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.