Systems and methods for implementing unique stack registration using rotating shelf structures for set compiling in image forming devices

An image receiving media transport device, comprising:

• a vertical compiler unit provided downstream of an output of an image receiving media substrate processing device in a process direction as a transport mechanism for collecting a set of processed image receiving media substrates exiting the output of the image receiving media substrate processing device and for moving collected sets of processed image receiving media substrates from the output of the image receiving media substrate processing device, the vertical compiler unit comprising:
• a plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures as support and transport mechanisms in the vertical compiler unit, and
• wherein the top surface of at least one of the rotating shelf structures including an angled portion that falls away at an angle vertically from the substantially planar portion in a direction toward the image receiving media substrate processing device when the at least one of the rotating shelf structures is in an image receiving media substrate support position,
• wherein the angled portion guides the processed image receiving media substrates onto the substantially planar portion of the at least one of the rotating shelf structures while exiting the output, and
• wherein the angle is between 20 to 30 degrees;
• at least one rotating shelf driving motor for driving the plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures in a coordinated manner about respective vertical rotating shelf shafts for the plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures;
• a rotating shelf motor movement controller that controls movement of the transport of the image receiving media substrates exiting the output of the image receiving media substrate processing device including controlling operation of the at least one rotating shelf driving motor;
• wherein opposing rotating shelf structures among each pair of rotating shelf structures being rotated by the at least one rotating shelf driving motor in opposing counter-rotating directions;
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• a media handling surface in a vicinity of an exit position from the vertical compiler unit,
• sets of processed image receiving media substrates being collected in a first position in which the sets of processed image receiving media substrates are supported by planar top surfaces of the plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures;
• wherein the rotating shelf motor movement controller receiving signals regarding image processing in the image receiving media substrate processing device indicating completion of the set of processed image receiving media substrates collected on the plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures, and causing the at least one rotating shelf driving motor to operate to rotate the plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures from the support position to the drop position to drop the set of processed image receiving media substrates from the first position to the second position.

A system for processing image receiving media substrates, comprising:

• at least one of an image receiving media substrate processing and post-processing device that executes one of substrate pre-processing, substrate conditioning, substrate marking, image fusing and document finishing;
• a vertical compiler unit downstream at an output of the at least one of the image receiving media substrate processing and post-processing device as a transport mechanism for collecting a set of processed image receiving media substrates exiting the output of the at least one of the image receiving media substrate processing and post-processing device and for moving collected sets of processed image receiving media substrates from the output of the at least one of the image receiving media substrate processing and post-processing device, the vertical compiler unit comprising:
• a plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures as support and transport mechanisms in the vertical compiler unit,
• at least one rotating shelf driving motor for driving the plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures in a coordinated manner about respective vertical rotating shelf shafts for the plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures, and
• wherein the top surface of at least one of the rotating shelf structures including an angled portion that falls away at an angle vertically from the substantially planar portion in a direction toward the image receiving media substrate processing device when the at least one of the rotating shelf structures is in an image receiving media substrate support position,
• wherein the angled portion guides the processed image receiving media substrates onto the substantially planar portion of the at least one of the rotating shelf structures while exiting the output, and
• wherein the angle is between 20 to 30 degrees;
• a rotating shelf motor movement controller that controls movement of the transport of the processed image receiving media substrates exiting the output of the at least one of the image receiving media substrate processing and post-processing device including controlling operation of the at least one rotating shelf driving motor;
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• wherein opposing rotating shelf structures among each pair of rotating shelf structures being rotated by the at least one rotating shelf driving motor in opposing counter-rotating directions;
• and
• a media handling surface in a vicinity of an exit position from the vertical compiler unit, sets of processed image receiving media substrates being collected in a first position in which the sets of processed image receiving media substrates are supported by planar top surfaces of the plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures;
• wherein the rotating shelf motor movement controller receiving signals regarding image processing in the image receiving media substrate processing device indicating completion of the set of processed image receiving media substrates collected on the plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures, and causing the at least one rotating shelf driving motor to operate to rotate the plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures from the support position to the drop position to drop the set of processed image receiving media substrates from the first position to the second position.