Sheet loading apparatus

Details Sheet loading apparatus Sheet loading apparatus

2011-04-18

2011-11-29

Nicholson, III, Leslie A (Department: 3651)

Sheet-material associating

Associating or disassociating

Sheet associating

C270S032000, C270S045000, C270S046000, C270S058070, C270S058270, C270S058280

Reexamination Certificate

active

08066272

ABSTRACT:
A sheet folding apparatus, including: sheet folder configured to fold a sheet bundle; a sheet bundle discharger configured to discharge a folded sheet bundle, folded by the sheet folder, with a folded edge of the folded sheet bundle in the lead; a folded edge support configured to support the folded edge of the folded sheet bundle discharged from the sheet bundle discharger, the folded edge support movable without rotation in a direction declined from a higher side near the sheet bundle provider to a lower side farther from the sheet bundle provider than the higher side; and an undersurface support configured to support an undersurface of the folded sheet bundle so that the folded edge is lower than a trailing edge of the folded sheet bundle, the undersurface support comprising a hill on its upper surface between the folded edge support and the sheet bundle provider, the hill comprising a slope between the folded edge support and the sheet bundle provider, the hill further comprising a valley wall declined steeper than the slope from the higher side to the lower side between the slope and the folded edge support, the undersurface support and the hill movable in the direction together with the folded edge support.

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U.S. Office Action dated Apr. 19, 2010 corresponding to U.S. Appl. No. 12/031,426, filed Feb. 14, 2008.

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