Sheet processing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10252876-B2
Application number	US-201715674562-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 11, 2017
Priority date	May 25, 2015
Publication date	Apr 9, 2019
Grant date	Apr 9, 2019

Abstract

A sheet processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first tray that holds a sheet transported to the sheet processing apparatus in a sheet transport direction. A second tray is provided below the first tray and holds the sheet moved from the first tray. A first member, when the sheet is moved from the first tray to the second tray, rotates about a turning shaft, and presses a first portion of the sheet toward the second tray by making a pressing portion of the first member contact with the first portion. A second member, when the sheet is moved from the first tray to the second tray, protrudes toward the second tray at a position between the turning shaft and the pressing portion of the first member, and presses a second portion of the sheet toward the second tray, the second portion being located downstream of the first portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sheet processing apparatus, comprising:
a first tray that holds a sheet transported to the sheet processing apparatus in a sheet transport direction;
a second tray that is provided below the first tray and holds the sheet moved from the first tray;
a first member that, when the sheet is moved from the first tray to the second tray,
rotates about a turning shaft, and
presses a first portion of the sheet toward the second tray by making a pressing portion of the first member contacts the first portion; and

a second member that, when the sheet is moved from the first tray to the second tray,
protrudes toward the second tray at a position between the turning shaft and the pressing portion of the first member in the sheet transport direction, and
presses a second portion of the sheet toward the second tray, the second portion being located downstream of the first portion in the sheet transport direction,

wherein
the first portion of the sheet that the pressing portion contacts is on an upstream side of a center portion of the sheet in the sheet transport direction, and
the second portion of the sheet that the second member presses is on a downstream side of the center portion of the sheet in the sheet transport direction.

2. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the first member is a transport guide that guides the transported sheet to the first tray when the sheet is transported to the first tray, and
the transport guide is movable between a guide position at which the transport guide guides the sheet and a pressing position at which the transport guide presses the first portion of the sheet toward the second tray.

3. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the second member is a pressing member that presses the sheet to form a recess, when the sheet transported to the first tray has a size larger than a predetermined size.

4. A sheet processing apparatus, comprising:
a first tray that holds a sheet transported to the sheet processing apparatus in a sheet transport direction;
a second tray that is provided below the first tray and holds the sheet moved from the first tray;
a first member that, when the sheet is moved from the first tray to the second tray,
rotates about a turning shaft, and
presses a first portion of the sheet toward the second tray by making a pressing portion of the first member contact the first portion; and

a second member that, when the sheet is moved from the first tray to the second tray,
protrudes toward the second tray at a position between the turning shaft and the pressing portion of the first member in the sheet transport direction, and

presses a second portion of the sheet toward the second tray, the second portion being located downstream of the first portion in the sheet transport direction,
a drive source;
a drive shaft of the drive source; and
an interlocking unit that interlocks a pressing operation of the first member and a pressing operation of the second member, wherein
the interlocking unit is coupled to the drive shaft, and
moves the first member and the second member toward the second tray along with rotation of the drive shaft.

5. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein
the interlocking unit synchronizes a movement of the first member and a movement of the second member such that the second member comes into contact with the sheet after the first member comes into contact with the sheet, when the sheet is moved from the first tray to the second tray.

6. A sheet processing apparatus, comprising:
a first tray that holds a sheet transported to the sheet processing apparatus in a sheet transport direction;
a second tray that is provided below the first tray and holds the sheet moved from the first tray;
a first member that, when the sheet is moved from the first tray to the second tray,
rotates about a turning shaft, and
presses a first portion of the sheet toward the second tray by making a pressing portion of the first member contact the first portion; and

a second member that, when the sheet is moved from the first tray to the second tray,
protrudes toward the second tray at a position between the turning shaft and the pressing portion of the first member in the sheet transport direction, and

presses a second portion of the sheet toward the second tray, the second portion being located downstream of the first portion in the sheet transport direction, wherein
the first member is located above the first tray when the sheet is transported to the first tray, and
moves downward below a lower surface of the first tray and comes into contact with the first portion of the sheet, when the sheet is moved from the first tray to the second tray.

7. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein
the second member is located above the first tray when the sheet is transported to the first tray, and
moves from above the first tray, to protrude to at least substantially the same position as or below the lower surface of the first tray and come into contact with the second portion of the sheet, when the sheet is moved from the first tray to the second tray.

8. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein
the pressing portion is located at an end opposite to the turning shaft and comes into contact with the sheet.

9. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein
the turning shaft of the first member is provided on a downstream side relative to the second member in the sheet transport direction, and
the pressing portion of the first member is provided on an upstream side relative to the second member in the sheet transport direction.

10. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein
the second member protrudes downward below at least a part of the first member, when the sheet is moved from the first tray to the second tray.

11. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein
the first member moves downward in an arc and comes into contact with the first portion of the sheet, when the sheet is moved from the first tray to the second tray.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk
• Toshiba Tec Kk

Inventors

• Taki Hiroyuki

Classifications

• B65H2301/4212

  of articles substantially horizontal · CPC title

• B65H2801/27

  Devices located downstream of office-type machines · CPC title

• B65H31/02

  with stationary end support against which pile accumulates · CPC title

• B65H31/3009

  by dropping, e.g. removing the pile support from under the pile · CPC title

• B65H29/26 Primary

  by dropping {the articles} · CPC title