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US 6,832,759 B2Granted
Sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, image forming apparatus, and sheet-shaped medium after-treatment apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsShuuya Nagasako, Kazuya Tsutsui, Masahiro Tamura, Akihito Andoh
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Abstract
A sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, an image forming apparatus, and a sheet-shaped medium after-treatment apparatus where an arranging device is moved from a position predetermined to arrange sheet-shaped mediums on a sheet piling device to a position receiving the sheet-shaped mediums in a body so that, in taking out the sheet-shaped mediums from the body, an injury of hands or destruction of the arranging device can be prevented.
Claims126
A sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, comprising:
- a body;
- means for discharging sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging means disposed in said body;
- means for piling the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging means, said piling means being attached to said body;
- means for arranging the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling means, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means, said arranging means being attached to said body;
- and
- means for sorting the sheet-shaped mediums by moving said sheet piling means or said arranging means in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means,
- wherein said arranging means is configured to be moved from a position predetermined to carry out an arrangement of the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling means to a receiving position in said body and to be moved from the receiving position to the position predetermined to carry out the arrangement,
- said arranging means is disposed outside said body when in said position predetermined to carry out an arrangement, and
- said arranging means is disposed inside said body when in said receiving position.
6 more elements
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- means for forming an image on a sheet-shaped medium;
- means for conveying the sheet-shaped medium formed with the image;
- and
- a sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus comprising:
- a body,
- means for discharging sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging means disposed in said body,
- means for piling the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging means, said piling means being attached to said body,
- means for arranging the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling means, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means, said arranging means being attached to said body, and
- means for sorting the sheet-shaped mediums by moving said sheet piling means or said arranging means in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means,
- wherein said arranging means is configured to be moved from a position predetermined to carry out an arrangement of the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling means to a receiving position in said body and to be moved from the receiving position to the position predetermined to carry out the arrangement,
- said arranging means is disposed outside said body when in said position predetermined to carry out an arrangement, and
- said arranging means is disposed inside said body when in said receiving position.
9 more elements
A sheet-shaped medium after-treatment apparatus comprising:
- means for carrying out an after-treatment on a sheet-shaped medium;
- means for conveying the sheet-shaped medium after-treated;
- and
- a sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus comprising:
- a body,
- means for discharging sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging means disposed in said body,
- means for piling the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging means, said piling means being attached to said body,
- means for arranging the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling means, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means, said arranging means being attached to said body, and
- means for sorting the sheet-shaped mediums by moving said sheet piling means or said arranging means in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means,
- wherein said arranging means is configured to be moved from a position predetermined to carry out an arrangement of the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling means to a receiving position in said body and to be moved from the receiving position to the position predetermined to carry out the arrangement,
- said arranging means is disposed outside said body when in said position predetermined to carry out an arrangement, and
- said arranging means is disposed inside said body when in said receiving position.
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A sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, comprising:
- a body;
- means for discharging sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging means disposed in said body;
- means for piling the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging means, said piling means being attached to said body;
- means for arranging the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling means, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means, said arranging means being attached to said body;
- and
- means for sorting the sheet-shaped mediums by moving said sheet piling means or said arranging means by predetermined amount in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means, wherein
- said arranging means is moved from an arranging region predetermined to carry out an arrangement of the sheet-shaped mediums on said sheet piling means to a receiving region in said body to be received therein,
- said arranging means is disposed outside said body when in said arranging region,
- said arranging means is disposed inside said body when in said receiving region, and
- a driving means is adapted to move said arranging means from said arranging region to said receiving region and to carry out the arrangement.
7 more elements
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- means for forming an image on a sheet-shaped medium;
- means for conveying the sheet-shaped medium formed with the image;
- and
- a sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus comprising:
- a body,
- means for discharging sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging means disposed in said body,
- means for piling the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging means, said piling means being attached to said body,
- means for arranging the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling means, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means, said arranging means being attached to said body, and
- means for sorting the sheet-shaped mediums by moving said sheet piling means or said arranging means by predetermined amount in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means, wherein
- said arranging means is moved from an arranging region predetermined to carry out an arrangement of the sheet-shaped mediums on said sheet piling means to a receiving region in said body to be received therein,
- said arranging means is disposed outside said body when in said arranging region,
- said arranging means is disposed inside said body when in said receiving region, and
- a driving means is adapted to move said arranging means from said arranging region to said receiving region and to carry out the arrangement.
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A sheet-shaped medium after-treatment apparatus comprising:
- means for carrying out an after-treatment on a sheet-shaped medium;
- means for conveying the sheet-shaped medium after-treated;
- and
- a sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus comprising:
- a body,
- means for discharging sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging means disposed in said body,
- means for piling the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging means, said piling means being attached to said body,
- means for arranging the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling means, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means, said arranging means being attached to said body, and
- means for sorting the sheet-shaped mediums by moving said sheet piling means or said arranging means by predetermined amount in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means, wherein
- said arranging means is moved from an arranging region predetermined to carry out an arrangement of the sheet-shaped mediums on said sheet piling means to a receiving region in said body to be received therein,
- said arranging means is disposed outside said body when in said arranging region,
- said arranging means is disposed inside said body when in said receiving region, and
- a driving means is adapted to move said arranging means from said arranging region to said receiving region and to carry out the arrangement.
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A sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, comprising:
- a body;
- means for discharging sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging means disposed in said body;
- means for piling the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging means, said piling means being attached to said body;
- and
- means for arranging the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling means, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped medium from said discharging means, said arranging means being attached to said body,
- wherein said arranging means is supported on a rotating shaft such that a base end portion thereof is freely rotated within a predetermined range of a rotational angle, and by controlling an amount of rotation of said rotating shaft, a pose of said arranging means is adjusted at an arranging rotational position predetermined to sandwich said base end portion, and
- said arranging means rotates from a position outside said body to a position inside said body within said predetermined range of the rotational angle.
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A sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, comprising:
- a body;
- means for discharging sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging means disposed in said body;
- means for piling the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging means, said piling means being attached to said body;
- and
- a pair of arranging members having base end portions and configured to arrange the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling means, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means, wherein
- a mode for sorting the sheet-shaped mediums is possible by moving said sheet piling means or said arranging members in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means,
- said base end portions of said arranging members are supported on a rotating shaft,
- by controlling an amount of rotation of said rotating shaft, said arranging members are configured to be moved to an arranging rotational position configured to sandwich the ends and to an evacuating rotational position separated from the top surface of the sheet-shaped mediums and said evacuating rotational position is configured to be variably controlled,
- said arranging members are disposed outside said body when in said arranging position, and
- said arranging members are disposed inside said body when in said evacuating position.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- means for forming an image on a sheet-shaped medium;
- means for conveying the sheet-shaped medium formed with the image;
- and
- a sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, said sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus comprising:
- a body,
- means for discharging sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging means disposed in said body,
- means for piling the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging means, said piling means being attached to said body, and
- means for arranging the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling means, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped medium from said discharging means, said arranging means being attached to said body,
- wherein said arranging means is supported on a rotating shaft such that a base end portion thereof is freely rotated within a predetermined range of a rotational angle, from a position inside said body to a position outside said body, and by controlling an amount of rotation of said rotating shaft, a pose of said arranging means is adjusted at an arranging rotational position configured to sandwich said base end portion.
6 more elements
A sheet-shaped medium after-treatment apparatus comprising:
- means for carrying out an after-treatment on a sheet-shaped medium;
- means for conveying the sheet-shaped medium after-treated;
- and
- a sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, said sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus comprising:
- a body,
- means for discharging sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging means disposed in said body,
- means for piling the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging means, said piling means being attached to said body, and
- means for arranging the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling means, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped medium from said discharging means, said arranging means being attached to said body,
- wherein said arranging means is supported on a rotating shaft such that a base end portion thereof is freely rotated within a predetermined range of a rotational angle, from a position outside said body to a position inside said body, and by controlling an amount of rotation of said rotating shaft, a pose of said arranging means is adjusted at an arranging rotational position configured to sandwich said base end portion.
6 more elements
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- means for forming an image on a sheet-shaped medium;
- means for conveying the sheet-shaped medium formed with the image;
- and
- a sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, said sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus comprising:
- a body,
- means for discharging sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging means disposed in said body,
- means for piling the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging means, said piling means being attached to said body, and
- a pair of means for arranging the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling means, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means, said pair of arranging means being attached to said body,
- wherein a sorting mode configured to sort the sheet-shaped mediums is possible by moving said sheet piling means or said arranging means in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means, base end portions of said arranging means are supported on a rotating shaft, and by controlling rotating amount of said rotating shaft, said arranging means is configured to be moved to an arranging rotational position predetermined to sandwich the ends and to an evacuating rotational position separated from the top surface of the sheet-shaped mediums and said evacuating rotational position is configured to be variably controlled, and
- said pair of arranging means is configured to be rotated from a position outside said body to a position inside said body.
7 more elements
A sheet-shaped medium after-treatment apparatus comprising:
- means for carrying out an after-treatment on a sheet-shaped medium;
- means for conveying the sheet-shaped medium after-treated;
- and
- a sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, said sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus comprising:
- a body,
- means for discharging sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging means disposed in said body,
- means for piling the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging means, said piling means being attached to said body, and
- a pair of means for arranging the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling means, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means, said pair of arranging means being attached to said body,
- wherein a sorting mode configured to sort the sheet-shaped mediums is possible by moving said sheet piling means or said arranging means in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging means, base end portions of said arranging means are supported on a rotating shaft, and by controlling rotating amount of said rotating shaft, said arranging means is configured to be moved to an arranging rotational position predetermined to sandwich the ends and to an evacuating rotational position separated from the top surface of the sheet-shaped mediums and said evacuating rotational position is configured to be variably controlled, and
- said pair of arranging means is configured to be rotated from a position outside said body to a position inside said body.
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A sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, comprising:
- a body;
- a discharging device configured to discharge sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging device disposed in said body;
- a sheet piling device configured to pile the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging device, said sheet piling device being attached to said body;
- an arranging device having a rotating shaft and configured to arrange the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling device, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging device, said arranging device being attached to said body;
- and
- a sorting device configured to sort the sheet-shaped mediums by moving said sheet piling device or said arranging device in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging device, said sorting device being attached to said body,
- wherein said arranging device is moved from a position predetermined to carry out an arrangement of the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling device to a receiving position in a body and is also moved from the receiving position to the position predetermined to carry out the arrangement,
- said arranging device being disposed inside said body when in said receiving position, and
- said arranging device being disposed outside said body when in said position predetermined to carry out the arrangement.
6 more elements
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming device configured to form an image on a sheet-shaped medium;
- a conveying device configured to convey the sheet-shaped medium formed with the image;
- and
- a sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus comprising:
- a body,
- a discharging device configured to discharge sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging device disposed in said body,
- a sheet piling device configured to pile the sheet-shaved mediums discharged from said discharging device, said sheet piling device being attached to said body,
- an arranging device having a rotating shaft and configured to arrange the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling device, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging device, said arranging device being attached to said body, and
- a sorting device configured to sort the sheet-shaped mediums by moving said sheet piling device or said arranging device in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaved mediums from said discharging device, said sorting device being attached to said body,
- wherein said arranging device is moved from a position predetermined to carry out an arrangement of the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling device to a receiving position in a body and is also moved from the receiving position to the position predetermined to carry out the arrangement,
- said arranging device being disposed inside said body when in said receiving position, and
- said arranging device being disposed outside said body when in said position predetermined to carry out the arrangement.
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A sheet-shaped medium after-treatment apparatus comprising:
- an after-treating device configured to carry out an after-treatment on a sheet-shaped medium;
- a conveying device configured to convey the sheet-shaped medium after-treated;
- and
- a sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus comprising:
- a body,
- a discharging device configured to discharge sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging device disposed in said body,
- a sheet piling device configured to pile the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging device, said sheet piling device being attached to said body,
- an arranging device having a rotating shaft and configured to arrange the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling device, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging device, said arranging device being attached to said body, and
- a sorting device configured to sort the sheet-shaped mediums by moving said sheet piling device or said arranging device in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging device, said sorting device being attached to said body,
- wherein said arranging device is moved from a position predetermined to carry out an arrangement of the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling device to a receiving position in a body and is also moved from the receiving position to the position predetermined to carry out the arrangement,
- said arranging device being disposed inside said body when in said receiving position, and
- said arranging device being disposed outside said body when in said position predetermined to carry out the arrangement.
9 more elements
A sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, comprising:
- a body;
- a discharging device configured to discharge sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging device disposed in said body;
- a sheet piling device configured to pile the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging device, said sheet piling device being attached to said body;
- an arranging device configured to arrange the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling device, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging device, said arranging device being attached to said body;
- and
- a sorting device configured to sort the sheet-shaped mediums by moving said sheet piling device or said arranging device by predetermined amount in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging device, said sorting device being attached to said body,
- wherein said arranging device is moved from an arranging region configured to carry out an arrangement of the sheet-shaped mediums on said sheet piling device to a receiving region in said body to be received therein and a driving device is adapted to move said arranging device from said arranging region to said receiving region and to carry out the arrangement, said driving device including a guide shaft,
- said arranging device being disposed inside said body when in said receiving region, and
- said arranging device being disposed outside said body when in said arranging region.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming device configured to form an image on a sheet-shaped medium;
- a conveying device configured to convey the sheet-shaped medium formed with the image;
- and
- a sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus comprising:
- a body,
- a discharging device configured to discharge sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging device disposed in said body,
- a sheet piling device configured to pile the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging device, said sheet piling device being attached to said body,
- an arranging device configured to arrange the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling device, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging device, said arranging device being attached to said body, and
- a sorting device configured to sort the sheet-shaped mediums by moving said sheet piling device or said arranging device by predetermined amount in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging device, said sorting device being attached to said body,
- wherein said arranging device is moved from an arranging region configured to carry out an arrangement of the sheet-shaped mediums on said sheet piling device to a receiving region in said body to be received therein and a driving device is adapted to move said arranging device from said arranging region to said receiving region and to carry out the arrangement, said driving device including a guide shaft,
- said arranging device being disposed inside said body when in said receiving region, and
- said arranging device being disposed outside said body when in said arranging region.
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A sheet-shaped medium after-treatment apparatus comprising:
- an after-treating device configured to carry out an after-treatment on a sheet-shaped medium;
- a conveying device configured to convey the sheet-shaped medium after-treated;
- and
- a sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus comprising:
- a body,
- a discharging device configured to discharge sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging device disposed in said body,
- a sheet piling device configured to pile the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging device, said sheet piling device being attached to said body,
- an arranging device configured to arrange the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling device, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging device, said arranging device being attached to said body, and
- a sorting device configured to sort the sheet-shaped mediums by moving said sheet piling device or said arranging device by predetermined amount in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging device, said sorting device being attached to said body,
- wherein said arranging device is moved from an arranging region configured to carry out an arrangement of the sheet-shaped mediums on said sheet piling device to a receiving region in said body to be received therein and a driving device is adapted to move said arranging device from said arranging region to said receiving region and to carry out the arrangement, said driving device including a guide shaft,
- said arranging device being disposed inside said body when in said receiving region, and
- said arranging device being disposed outside said body when in said arranging region.
9 more elements
A sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, comprising:
- a body;
- a discharging device configured to discharge sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging device disposed in said body;
- a sheet piling device configured to pile the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging device, said sheet piling device being attached to said body;
- and
- an arranging device configured to arrange the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling device, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped medium from said discharging device, said arranging device being attached to said body,
- wherein said arranging device is supported on a rotating shaft such that a base end portion thereof is freely rotated within a predetermined range of a rotational angle from a position outside said body to a position inside said body, and, by controlling the rotating amount of said rotating shaft, a pose of said arranging device is adjusted at an arranging rotational position predetermined to sandwich said base end portion.
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A sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, comprising:
- a body;
- a discharging device configured to discharge sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging device disposed in said body;
- a sheet piling device configured to pile the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging device, said sheet piling device being attached to said body;
- and
- a pair of arranging members configured to arrange the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling device, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging device, said pair of members being attached to said body,
- wherein a sorting mode configured to sort the sheet-shaped mediums is possible by moving said sheet piling device or said arranging members in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging device, base end portions of said arranging members are supported on a rotating shaft, and by controlling a rotating amount of said rotating shaft from a position outside said body to a position inside said body, said arranging members are configured to be moved to an arranging rotational position predetermined to sandwich the ends and to an evacuating rotational position separated from the top surface of the sheet-shaped mediums and said evacuating rotational position is configured to be variably controlled.
3 more elements
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming device configured to form an image on a sheet-shaped medium;
- a conveying device configured to convey the sheet-shaped medium formed with the image;
- and
- a sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, said sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus comprising:
- a body,
- a discharging device configured to discharge sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging device disposed in said body,
- a sheet piling device configured to pile the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging device, said sheet piling device being attached to said body, and
- an arranging device configured to arrange the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling device, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped medium from said discharging device, said arranging device being attached to said body,
- wherein said arranging device is supported on a rotating shaft such that a base end portion thereof is freely rotated within a predetermined range of a rotational angle from a position outside said body to a position inside said body, and by controlling the rotating amount of said rotating shaft, a pose of said arranging device is adjusted at an arranging rotational position predetermined to sandwich said base end portion.
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A sheet-shaped medium after-treatment apparatus comprising:
- an after-treating device configured to carry out an after-treatment on a sheet-shaped medium;
- a conveying device configured to convey the sheet-shaped medium after-treated;
- and
- a sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, said sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus comprising:
- a body,
- a discharging device configured to discharge sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging device disposed in said body,
- a sheet piling device configured to pile the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging device, said sheet piling device being attached to said body, and
- an arranging device configured to arrange the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling device, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped medium from said discharging device, said arranging device being attached to said body,
- wherein said arranging device is supported on a rotating shaft such that a base end portion thereof is freely rotated within a predetermined range of a rotational angle from a position outside said body to a position inside said body, and by controlling the rotating amount of said rotating shaft, a pose of said arranging device is adjusted at an arranging rotational position predetermined to sandwich said base end portion.
6 more elements
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming device configured to form an image on a sheet-shaped medium;
- a conveying device configured to convey the sheet-shaped medium formed with the image;
- and
- a sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, said sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus comprising:
- a body,
- a discharging device configured to discharge sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging device disposed in said body,
- a sheet piling device configured to pile the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging device, said sheet piling device being attached to said body, and
- a pair of arranging members configured to arrange the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling device, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging device, said pair of arranging members being attached to said body,
- wherein a sorting mode configured to sort the sheet-shaped mediums is possible by moving said sheet piling device or said arranging members in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging device, base end portions of said arranging members are supported on a rotating shaft, and by controlling a rotating amount of said rotating shaft, said arranging members are configured to be moved to an arranging rotational position predetermined to sandwich the ends and to an evacuating rotational position separated from the top surface of the sheet-shaped mediums and said evacuating rotational position is configured to be variably controlled,
- said arranging position is outside said body, and
- said evacuating position is inside said body.
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A sheet-shaped medium after-treatment apparatus comprising:
- an after-treating device configured to carry out an after-treatment on a sheet-shaped medium;
- a conveying device configured to convey the sheet-shaped medium after-treated;
- and
- a sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus, said sheet-shaped medium aligning apparatus comprising:
- a body,
- a discharging device configured to discharge sheet-shaped mediums, said discharging device disposed in said body,
- a sheet piling device configured to pile the sheet-shaped mediums discharged from said discharging device, said sheet piling device being attached to said body, and
- a pair of arranging members configured to arrange the sheet-shaped mediums piled on said sheet piling device, by contacting the sheet-shaped mediums to sandwich ends of the sheet-shaped mediums parallel to a direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging device, said pair of arranging members being attached to said body,
- wherein a sorting mode configured to sort the sheet-shaped mediums is possible by moving said sheet piling device or said arranging members in a shift direction perpendicular to the direction of discharging the sheet-shaped mediums from said discharging device, base end portions of said arranging members are supported on a rotating shaft, and by controlling a rotating amount of said rotating shaft, said arranging members are configured to be moved to an arranging rotational position predetermined to sandwich the ends and to an evacuating rotational position separated from the top surface of the sheet-shaped mediums and said evacuating rotational position is configured to be variably controlled,
- said arranging position is outside said body, and
- said evacuating position is inside said body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.