Sheet handling apparatus

A sheet handling apparatus which receives a plurality of sheets discharged by a discharge means from an image recording apparatus on a first support member disposed below the discharge means to form a stack of the sheets on the first support member and carries out handling on the stack of sheets, wherein the improvement comprises

• a second support member which is supported to be movable back and forth between a projecting position where it is projected over the first support member and is able to support a rear end portion of a sheet discharged by the discharge means with a front end portion of the sheet supported by the first support member and a retracted position where it is retracted from the first support member,
• a sheet sensor which detects a sheet discharged by the discharge means, and
• a control means which controls movement of the second support member on the basis of result of detection of the sheet by the sheet sensor.

A sheet handling apparatus which receives a plurality of sheets discharged by a discharge means from an image recording apparatus on a first support member disposed below the discharge means to form a stack of the sheets on the first support member and carries out handling on the stack of sheets, wherein the improvement comprises

• a second support member which is supported to be movable back and forth between a projecting position where it is projected over the first support member and a retracted position where it is retracted from the first support member, and
• a control means which controls movement of the second support member,
• the second support member being smaller than the first support member in the dimension as measured in the direction of discharge of the sheets by said discharge means so that in the projecting position, the second support member supports the sheet by itself when the dimension of the sheet as measured in the direction of discharge of the sheets by said discharge means is relatively small and supports the sheet associating with at least a part of the first support member when the dimension of the sheet as measured in the direction of discharge of the sheets by said discharge means is relatively large.