Method of processing recording media and apparatus for processing recording media

An apparatus for processing recording media comprising:

• recording means for recording image information recorded on a first recording medium onto a sheet-shaped second recording medium;
• a conveying/processing device for effecting a predetermined processing while conveying the second recording medium onto which the image information has been recorded;
• first conveying means, provided between said recording means and said conveying/processing device, for enabling switching of a state of a second recording medium received from said recording means between a held state and a non-held state, and for enabling the second recording medium to be sent out therefrom in a held state;
• second conveying means for receiving the second recording medium sent out from said first conveying means, and for sending out the received second recording medium to said conveying/processing device;
• first moving means for, after said first conveying means has received the second recording medium, moving said first conveying means in a transverse direction of the second recording medium which direction intersects a direction in which the second recording medium is sent out to said second conveying means;
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• second moving means for, when at least one of said first conveying means and said second conveying means receives the second recording medium, moving said at least one of said first conveying means and said second conveying means in a first direction having a component in a direction of thickness of the second recording medium so as to position said at least one of said first conveying means and said second conveying means at a first position, and for, when said at least one of said first conveying means and said second conveying means sends out the second recording medium, moving said at least one of said first conveying means and said second conveying means in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction so as to position said at least one of said first conveying means and said second conveying means at a second position.

An apparatus for processing recording media comprising:

• recording means for recording image information recorded on a first recording medium onto a sheet-shaped second recording medium;
• a conveying/processing device for effecting a predetermined processing while conveying the second recording medium onto which the image information has been recorded;
• conveying means, provided between said recording means and said conveying/processing device, for enabling switching of a state of a second recording medium received from said recording means between a held state and a non-held state, and for enabling the second recording medium to be sent out therefrom in a held state;
• first moving means for, after said conveying means receives the second recording medium, moving said conveying means in a transverse direction of the second recording medium which direction intersects a direction in which the second recording medium is sent out;
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• second moving means for, when said conveying means receives the second recording medium, moving said conveying means in a first direction having a component in a direction of thickness of the second recording medium so as to position said conveying means at a first position, and for, when said conveying means sends out the second recording medium, moving said conveying means in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction so as to position said conveying means at a second position.

An apparatus for processing recording media comprising:

• recording means for recording image information recorded on a first recording medium onto a sheet-shaped second recording medium;
• a conveying/processing device for effecting a predetermined processing while conveying the second recording medium onto which the image information has been recorded;
• first conveying means, provided between said recording means and said conveying/processing device, for enabling switching of a state of a second recording medium received from said recording means between a held state and a non-held state, and for enabling the second recording medium to be sent out therefrom in a predetermined direction in a held state;
• second conveying means having a receiving path, at least one of whose position and direction is different from a position and a direction of a send-out path of the second recording medium through which the second recording medium is sent out from said first conveying means, said second conveying means receiving the second recording medium sent out from said first conveying means and sending out the received second recording medium to said conveying/processing device;
• guide means, provided between said first conveying means and said second conveying means, for guiding the second recording medium, which was sent out from said first conveying means, to the receiving path of said second conveying means;
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• moving means for moving said first conveying means in a transverse direction of the second recording medium which direction intersects a direction in which the second recording medium is sent out.

An apparatus for processing recording media comprising:

• recording means for recording image information recorded on a first recording medium onto a sheet-shaped second recording medium;
• a conveying/processing device for effecting a predetermined processing while conveying the second recording medium onto which the image information has been recorded;
• distributing means, provided between said recording means and said conveying/processing device, for distributing the second recording medium received from said recording means to one of a first conveying path and a second conveying path, respective conveying directions of the first conveying path and the second conveying path being different from a direction having a component in a direction of thickness of the second recording medium;
• first conveying means having a first conveying portion, which is positioned at a second recording medium conveying direction downstream side of the first conveying path, and a second conveying portion, which is positioned at a second recording medium conveying direction downstream side of the second conveying path, said first conveying means enabling switching of a state of a received second recording medium between a held state and a non-held state, and enabling the second recording medium to be sent out therefrom in a held state;
• moving means for moving said first conveying means in a transverse direction of the second recording medium which direction intersects a direction in which the second recording medium is sent out toward said conveying/processing device;
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• second conveying means, provided between said first conveying means and said conveying/processing device, for conveying to said conveying/processing device the second recording medium sent out from said first conveying means.