Waiting tray for sheet processing tray
First Claim
1. A sheet post-process apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of rollers which receive sheets from a multi-function peripheral and convey the sheets forward;
a waiting tray which is provided in a conveying path and holds some of the sheets conveyed from the rollers when a bundle of sheets needs to be post-processed, the waiting tray including inclined sidewalls and bottom portions, wherein the sidewalls are inclined with respect to a perpendicular direction of the sheets held on the waiting tray, and wherein the sheets on the waiting tray lie substantially parallel to the bottom portions to align the sheets; and
a processing tray which holds the aligned sheets from the waiting tray and other sheets forming the bundle of sheets before the bundle of sheets is post processed.
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Abstract
A waiting tray is provided in a sheet-conveying path and holds sheets if the sheets need to be post-processed. A processing tray receives sheets conveyed from the waiting tray. It may receive sheets conveyed through the sheet-conveying path and coming not via the waiting tray, before the sheets are post-processed. A conveying mechanism is provided, which causes the sheets to fall, due to gravity, from the waiting tray onto a processing tray. A sheet-aligning mechanism aligns the sheets on the processing tray, at their transverse edges and longitudinal edges. On the processing tray, the sheets are post-processed, forming a bundle. The conveying mechanism conveys the bundle of sheets to a storage tray. The waiting trays have sidewalls, each having at least one part that is inclined outwards.
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20 Claims
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1. A sheet post-process apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of rollers which receive sheets from a multi-function peripheral and convey the sheets forward; a waiting tray which is provided in a conveying path and holds some of the sheets conveyed from the rollers when a bundle of sheets needs to be post-processed, the waiting tray including inclined sidewalls and bottom portions, wherein the sidewalls are inclined with respect to a perpendicular direction of the sheets held on the waiting tray, and wherein the sheets on the waiting tray lie substantially parallel to the bottom portions to align the sheets; and a processing tray which holds the aligned sheets from the waiting tray and other sheets forming the bundle of sheets before the bundle of sheets is post processed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A sheet post-process apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of rollers which receive sheets from a multi-function peripheral and convey the sheets forward; a waiting tray which is provided in a conveying path and holds some of the sheets conveyed from the rollers when a bundle of sheets needs to be post-processed, the waiting tray including inclined sidewalls and bottom portions, wherein the sidewalls are inclined with respect to a perpendicular direction of the sheets held on the waiting tray, and wherein the sheets on the waiting tray lie substantially parallel to the bottom portions to align the sheets; means for changing an angle of inclination of the inclined sidewalls; and a processing tray which holds the aligned sheets from the waiting tray and other sheets forming the bundle of sheets before the bundle of sheets is post processed. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for post-processing sheets, comprising:
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receiving sheets from a multi-function peripheral; conveying the sheets forward; holding some of the sheets on a waiting tray conveyed from the multi-function peripheral when a bundle of sheets needs to be post-processed; aligning the held sheets on the waiting tray with inclined sidewalls and bottom portions, wherein the sidewalls are inclined with respect to a perpendicular direction of the sheets held on the waiting tray, and wherein the held sheets on the waiting tray lie substantially parallel to the bottom portions; and holding on a processing tray the aligned sheets from the waiting tray and other sheets forming the bundle of sheets before the bundle of sheets is post processed. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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