Stacking apparatus, recording apparatus and stacking method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorToshihiro Hayashi
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Abstract
A stacking apparatus is provided with a stacking member that stacks a sheet as a recording medium that is discharged from a recording apparatus such that the sheet hangs on the stacking member, a guiding part that guides the sheet down to a point lower than a top of the stacking member, and an urging unit that controls movement of the sheet.
Claims14
A stacking apparatus comprising:
- a stacking member that stacks a recording medium discharged from a recording apparatus such that the recording medium hangs on the stacking member;
- a guiding part that is a part of the stacking member and guides the recording medium down to a point lower than a top of the stacking member;
- an urging unit that controls movement of the recording medium;
- and
- a movement-amount detecting sensor that detects a movement amount of the recording medium as the recording medium moves along the guiding part, the movement-amount detecting sensor being positioned downstream of the urging unit, the guiding part guiding the recording medium toward the movement-amount detecting sensor.
A stacking method performed by a stacking apparatus including a stacking member that stacks a recording medium discharged from a recording apparatus such that the recording medium hangs on the stacking member, a guiding part that is a part of the stacking member and guides the recording medium down to a point lower than a top of the stacking member, and an urging unit that controls movement of the recording medium, the stacking method comprising:
- guiding the recording medium down to the point lower than the top of the stacking member;
- detecting a movement amount of the recording medium with a movement-amount detector disposed downstream of the urging unit, the guiding part guiding the recording medium toward the movement-amount detecting sensor;
- and
- controlling the movement of the recording medium,
- wherein in the guiding of the recording medium, the recording medium is guided toward the recording apparatus, and
- wherein in the controlling of the movement of the recording medium, the recording medium is guided away from the recording apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.