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Sheet post-process apparatus and waiting tray

  • US 20060067767A1
  • Filed: 12/10/2004
  • Published: 03/30/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sheet post-process apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

  • a waiting tray which temporarily retains a transported sheet in a waiting mode and releases the retention to drop the sheet;

    a processing tray which bundles the sheets dropped from the waiting tray to carry out predetermined processing and ejects the bundled sheets; and

    a storage tray which holds the bundles of the sheets processed and ejected on the processing tray, wherein the waiting tray comprises;

    left and right lower face support members which support left and right lower faces in a sheet transport direction during retention in a waiting mode and release the support of the left and right lower faces during release of the retention;

    a shaft which rotatably supports one side face of the left and right lower face support members; and

    drive means for rotating the left and right lower face support members upwardly or downwardly while the shaft is defined as a rotation center, thereby releasing retention of the sheets.

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