Sheet carrier apparatus and a picture image recording apparatus

An image recording appartus, comprising:

• recording means for recording images on a sheet at a recording position;
• first and second driving means;
• first sheet housing means for housing recorded sheets;
• second sheet housing means which is disposed at a position different from the position of said first sheet housing means for housing recorded sheets;
• a first and a second rotary member, at least one of said rotary members having a rotary driving force by said first driving means and capable of carrying a sheet grasped between the rotary members, and said second rotary member being rotatable around said first rotary member by said second driving means;
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• control means for carrying a sheet grasped between both the rotary members by controlling said first driving means and for determining the direction in which a sheet is to be carried and selectively supplying recorded sheets to either said first or said second sheet housing means by controlling said second driving means to rotate said second rotary member around said first rotary member while the sheet is grasped between them.

An image scanning apparatus, comprising:

• scanning means for scanning with a laser beam in the direction of main scanning at a recording position;
• first and second driving means;
• first sheet housing means for housing scanned sheets;
• second sheet housing means which is disposed at a position different from that of said first sheet housing means for scanned sheets;
• a first and second rotary member, at least one of said rotary members having a rotary driving force by said first driving means and capable of carrying a sheet grasped between the rotary members, and said second rotary member being rotatable around said first rotary member by said second driving means;
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• control means for carrying a sheet grasped between both the rotary members by controlling said first driving means and for determining the direction in which a sheet is to be carried and selectively supplying scanned sheets to either said first or said second sheet housing means by controlling said second driving means to rotate said second rotary member around said first rotary member while the sheet is grasped between them.

An image recording apparatus, comprising:

• a recording means for recording images on a sheet at a recording position;
• sheet housing means for stacking and housing recorded sheets;
• a first and second driving means;
• a first and a second rotary member, at least one of said rotary members having a driving force for forward or reverse rotation by said first driving means and capable of carrying a sheet grasped between the rotary members selectively in the forward or reverse direction, said second rotary member being rotatable around said first rotary member by said second driving means;
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• control means for carrying a sheet grasped between said first and second rotary member and supplying it to said recording position, then carrying a recorded sheet in a reverse direction and ejecting ejects the sheet, the direction in which the sheet is to be moved being set in a direction different from the direction in which the sheet is to be inserted to said first and said second rotary member by controlling said second driving means to rotate said second rotary member around said first rotary member while the sheet is grasped between them.

An image scanning apparatus, comprising:

• scanning means for scanning with a laser beam in the direction of main scanning at recording position;
• sheet housing means for stacking and housing unused sheets;
• a first and second driving means
• a first and a second rotary member, at least one of said rotary members having a driving force for forward or reverse rotation by said first driving means and capable of carrying a sheet grasped between the rotary members selectively in the forward or reverse direction, said second rotary member by said second driving means;
• first rotary member by said second driving means;
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• control means for carrying the sheet grasped between said first and said second rotary member and supplying it to said recording position, then carrying a recorded sheet in a reverse direction and ejecting the sheet, the direction in which the sheet is to be moved being set in a direction different from the direction in which the sheet is to be inserted to said first and said second rotary member by controlling said second driving means to rotate said second rotary member around said first rotary member while the sheet is grasped between them.

A sheet carrier apparatus, comprising:

• a first and a second rotary member, at least one of said rotary members having a rotary driving force by first driving means and capable of carrying a sheet grasped between the rotary members, said second rotary member being rotatable around said first rotary member by second driving means;
• sheet housing means for stacking and housing unused sheets;
• sheet take-out means for taking out one sheet from inside said sheet housing means and making the sheet be grasped between said second rotary member and said first rotary member positioned in the vicinity of a take-out port of said sheet housing means;
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• control means for carrying a sheet taken out and grasped by controlling said first driving means until a trailing edge of the sheet leaves said sheet housing means, and for changing a direction in which the sheet is being moved to a predetermined direction by making said second rotary member rotate around siad first rotary member from a position at which the sheet is grasped.

A sheet carrier apparatus having a registration function, the apparatus comprising:

• a first and a second rotary member, at least one of said rotary members having a rotary driving force by first driving means and capable of carrying a sheet grasped between the rotary members, said second rotary member being rotatable around said first rotary member by second driving means;
• sheet correction emans for performing registration of a carried sheet;
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• control means for carrying a sheet grasped between said first and said second rotary members when said second rotary member is fixed at a predetermined position, for performing registration by bringing a carried sheet into abutment with said sheet correction means, and for changing a direction in which the carried sheet is to be moved by making said second rotary member rotate about said first rotary member.

A sheet carrier apparatus having a registration function, the apparatus comprising:

• a first and a second rotary member, at least one of said rotary members having a rotary driving force by first driving means and capable of carrying a sheet grasped between the rotary members, said second rotary member being rotatable around siad first rotary member by second driving means;
• sheet housing means for stacking and housing unused sheets;
• sheet correction means for performing registration of a carried sheet;
• sheet take-out means for taking out one sheet from inside said sheet housing means and making the sheet be grasped between said second rotary member and said first rotary member positioned in the vicinity of a take-out port of said sheet housing means;
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• control means for carrying a sheet taken out and grasped by driving said at least one rotary member until a trailing edge of the sheet leaves said sheet housing means, for changing a direciton in which the sheet is to be moved to a predetermined direction by making said second rotary member rotate from an initial position to a predetermined position, for reversing a direction of rotation of said at least one rotary member, wherein a carried sheet is carried in a reverse direction, and for bringing a leading edge of the carried sheet into abutment with said sheet correction means so that registration is preformed.

A sheet carrier and housing apparatus, comprising:

• a first and a second rotary member, at least one of said rotary members having a rotary driving force by first driving means and capable of carrying a sheet grasped between the rotary members, said second rotary member being rotatable around said first rotary member by second driving means;
• sheet housing means for stacking and housing recorded or read-in sheets;
• detection means for detecting the amount of stacked sheets housed in said sheet housing means;
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• control means for carrying a recorded or read sheet grasped between said first and said second rotary members to said sheet housing means, and for supplying a carried sheet to said sheet housing means by controlling a degree of angular displacement of said second rotary member around said first rotary member according to the amount of stacked sheets detected by said detection means.