US 6,186,498 B1 · Sheet registration apparatus

Abstract

A sheet registration apparatus for registering sheets all at one time by regulating them at a reference position on the side of the sheet transport direction and on the side perpendicular to the sheet transport side. The sheet registration apparatus comprises: a regulation plate for regulating the side of the sheets perpendicular to the discharge direction (or transport direction) thereof with respect to sort bins for receiving the sheets which have been imaged by an image forming apparatus; and a reference wall for regulating the side of the sheets in the transport direction. On the other hand, a registration rod, as extended through inclined openings formed in the sort bins, are moved toward the regulation plate and turned to the direction to feed the sheets toward the reference wall, so that the sheets are registered while being regulated by the regulation plate and the reference wall in accordance with the movement for the registration of the registration rod.

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Dependent claims

A sheet registration apparatus comprising:

a first regulation member for regulating and registering a first edge of one or more sheets;
and
a second regulation member for regulating and registering a second edge of the sheets substantially perpendicular to the first edge, the second regulation member being perpendicular to the first regulation member, the sheets being moved to the first and second regulation member so as to be registered,
the registration apparatus further comprising:
a single registration member which effects a translational motion for transporting the sheets to the first regulation member so as to regulate and registrate the frst edge of the sheets with the first regulation member, and additionally effects a rotational motion about its own axis for transporting the sheets to the second regulation member in conjunction with the translational motion to regulate and registrate the second edge of the sheets with the second regulation member.

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A sheet registration apparatus comprising:

a first regulation member for regulating and registering a first edge of one or more sheets;
and
a second regulation member for regulating and registering a second edge of said one or more sheets substantially perpendicular to the first edge,
the second regulation member being perpendicular to the first regulation member,
the sheets becoming registered by transport thereof to the first and second regulation members,
the registration apparatus further comprising:
a registration member which translates toward and away from the first and second regulation member and rotates about its own axis;
an assembly for rotatably supporting and linearly translating the registration member diagonally toward the first and second regulation member;
and
means for rotating the registration member on the assembly in a direction whereby the sheets are transported to the second regulation member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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