Sheet-material associating – Associating or disassociating – Sheet associating
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-14
2006-11-14
Mackey, Patrick (Department: 3651)
Sheet-material associating
Associating or disassociating
Sheet associating
C270S058080, C270S058110, C270S058180, C399S410000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07134655
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. A third storage tray holds the sheets ejected without being conveyed to the waiting tray or the processing tray.
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Sugizaki Yoshiaki
Taki Hiroyuki
Terao Yasunobu
Yamamoto Hajime
Yamamoto Mikio
Foley & Lardner LLP
Mackey Patrick
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
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