Sheet sorter with sheet jam detection
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsSeiichiro Adachi, Katsuhito Kato, Hitoshi Fujimoto
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Abstract
The present invention provides a sheet post-treatment apparatus comprising a sheet convey portion having a sheet path and a sheet discharge opening, and a sheet receiving tray portion having a plurality of sheet receiving tray means. Wherein a sheet is transferred between the sheet convey portion and the sheet receiving tray portion, and the sheet convey portion and the sheet receiving tray portion can be shifted relative to each other in an arrangement direction of the sheet receiving tray means whenever the sheet is transferred. Further, there is provided detection means for detecting the fact that the sheet exists between the sheet convey portion and the sheet receiving tray portion.
Claims8
A sheet post-treatment apparatus comprising a sheet convey portion having a sheet path and a sheet discharge opening, and a sheet receiving tray portion having a plurality of sheet receiving tray means arranged in one direction, wherein a sheet is transferred from said sheet convey portion to said sheet receiving tray portion, and said sheet convey portion and said sheet receiving tray portion can be shifted relative to each other in said one direction in every transferring step of the sheet;
- characterized by that detection means is provided for detecting the sheet existing between said sheet convey portion and said sheet receiving tray portion.
An image forming apparatus comprising an image forming portion, a sheet convey portion for conveying a sheet on which an image was formed by said image forming portion, and a sheet receiving tray portion having a plurality of sheet receiving tray means arranged in one direction, wherein the sheet is transferred from said sheet convey portion to said sheet receiving tray portion, and said sheet convey portion and said sheet receiving tray portion can be shifted relative to each other in said one arranged direction in every transferring step of the sheet;
- characterized by that detection means is provided for detecting the sheet existing between said sheet convey portion and said sheet receiving tray portion.
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