Abstract: A sheet conveying device comprises a conveying mechanism for conveying a sheet material almost horizontally; and a supporting member movably attached to the conveying mechanism for supporting a sheet material, at least two or more supporting members being provided as aforesaid supporting member in the widthwise direction of conveyance substantially orthogonal to the conveying direction of sheet material, and at least one or more of the aforesaid supporting members being capable of supporting a sheet material in positions having different heights in the direction substantially perpendicular to the sheet material, and further, the positions of the aforesaid supporting members for supporting a sheet material being variable substantially in the same direction as the conveying direction of sheet material.

Abstract: Provided is a sheet discharge apparatus including a plurality of stackers on which a sheet discharged from a conveyance passage is stacked, and a gate which changes a discharge direction of the sheet. The gate can move over a first changeover position to guide the sheet to one stacker, and a second changeover position to guide the sheet to the other stacker. When the gate is moved to the second changeover position, the sheet is guided to the other stacker through a bent guide passage. A pressing mechanism is disposed on an upstream side along a conveyance direction of the sheet from the gate. The pressing mechanism applies a pressure and gives a wavy shape to the sheet, and temporarily makes the sheet rigid as long as the gate is in the first position.

Abstract: A recording apparatus has a feeding unit for storing and feeding a recording medium, a recording unit for recording information on the recording medium having been fed from the feeding unit, and a discharging unit for discharging outside the recording medium having been transported through the recording unit. In the recording apparatus, a warping part for warping the recording medium and supporting parts for supporting both side edges of the recording medium warped by the warping part are formed on a guide member disposed downstream of the recording unit.

Abstract: The invention provides for an improved signature hopper loader for feeding signatures to a hopper on a binding line. The hopper loader includes two conveyor assemblies that work together to feed signatures to the hopper. The first conveyor assembly is connected to the second conveyor assembly such that there is an angle in the range of 110-120 degrees between the first and second conveyor assemblies. The first and second conveyor assemblies also include forming guides that serve to fan, or deblock, the signatures that are traveling along the first or second conveyor assembly. As the signatures travel over the forming guides, they are bent to give the signatures rigidity and to further facilitate deblocking. The hopper loader further includes an opposing belt that is held on top of at least a portion of one of the transporting belts. The opposing belt is hinged to the frame of the hopper loader and preferably swings down on top of the center belt in the second conveyor.

Abstract: A sheet decurler for smoothing sheets in a sheet-processing rotary printing press includes a suction chamber provided with a connection for connecting the suction chamber to a suction source, and a smoothing notch communicating with the chamber. The smoothing notch is disposed in such a way that sheets are drawable thereover. The suction chamber is constructed as a sound muffler or silencer.

Abstract: To provide a curl straightening method for image receiving paper for sublimation dye transfer, which is capable of realizing a smaller roll core diameter of the roll paper. The curl of an image receiving paper 100 for sublimation dye transfer having stiffness from 500 to 2,500 mg in a direction parallel to the printing direction, which is measured according to JIS L1085, JIS L1096, is straightened by allowing the image receiving paper 100 to pass through gaps 4a, 5a of a guide 3 that bends the image receiving paper 100 in a reverse curling direction.

Abstract: A running web is decurled by controlling web tension as well as the angle of wrap on a decurler roll and a cooperating pivot roll, all without affecting web tension in the downstream web converting process. An upstream brake roll and a downstream pull roll control web tension within the decurler apparatus and independent decurler rolls are provided for removing up-curl and down-curl.

Abstract: A recording apparatus has a sheet conveyor and platen provided with plural extrusions for supporting the sheet material in the recording area, the plural extrusions being arranged perpendicular to the conveying direction of the sheet material at designated intervals in a configuration of being extended in the conveying direction, plural sheet-discharging rollers downstream of each of the extrusions in the conveying direction and in the same position as each of the extrusions in the intersecting direction, plural first spurs for nipping a sheet material with the plural sheet-discharging rollers, and a second spur downstream of the first spur and between the plural sheet-discharging rollers in the intersecting direction, being driven to rotate following the movement of a sheet material to push down the sheet material between the plural extrusions, the lowest part of the second spur being arranged to be lower than the uppermost part of the sheet-discharging roller when the sheet material does not abut thereupon.

Abstract: A sheet discharge unit has a transfer passage 3 for transferring a sheet of printed paper 2 toward a sheet receiving tray 20, and a pair of left and right jump wings 11, 11 located at both sides of the transfer passage 3 and moveable between a guide position in which the jump wings protrude upward from a bottom wall of the transfer passage and await position in which the jump wings are retracted below the bottom wall. In one embodiment, each of the jump wings 11, 11 comprises divided wing components laterally spaced in a direction S perpendicular to a sheet transfer direction T. In an alternative embodiment, each of the jump wings comprises a unitary body having a plurality of convex segments and a plurality of concave recesses which are alternately located in the direction S.

Abstract: An implementation of a technology is described herein for automatically determining the heat-conductive properties of print media. More particularly, described herein is a technology for indirectly and automatically determining the heat-conductive properties of print media by determining the stiffness of print media, such as acetate and paper. At least one embodiment, described herein, includes a registration assembly of a laser printer. In this assembly, the print medium is deflected (i.e., bent, bowed, buckled, etc.). A measurement of such deflection is made. That measurement is an indication of the relative stiffness of the print medium. Assuming approximately similar densities, the stiffness of print media is directly related to its thickness. The thicker the medium the stiffer it is and vice versa. The thickness of print media is directly related to its heat conductivity.

Abstract: A projecting tab formed with a bulged portion and an indent on an upper side thereof is provided inwardly projecting in a transport path. A sheet being transported in the transport path is formed into a seemingly wavy configuration in the width direction of the transport path while in contact with the projecting tab. The sheet thus formed with the seemingly wavy configuration is given with a sufficient transport backup force in a transport direction, thereby being hard to bend in the transport direction. Thus, the sheet supplied with the sufficient transport backup force is free from a curled lead end, folded or bent corner lead end of the sheet in the transport direction, and sheet jam. The arrangement of the projecting tab securely accomplishes sheet transport in a desired transport direction without a possibility of sheet transport failure.

Abstract: A method and system for unloading continuous forms media from an image forming device while utilizing full forms. The full form utilization feature of the present invention is applicable to printing onto sheets having multiple forms. During an automatic unload operation, the last printed form from a print run is unloaded and the first unused form is positioned to be the first printed form on a subsequent run. The full form utilization feature of the present invention reduces or minimizes the number of forms wasted during print runs.

Abstract: A sheet transporting apparatus and an image forming apparatus, both achieving the prevention of any jam owing to a sheet delivered by an aftertreatment apparatus, transport the sheet, which has straightly been transported or has been reversed and transported in a buffer unit, to a sorter as it is without performing any correcting operation by a correcting device when a group mode is selected, and the sheet transporting means and the image forming apparatus perform the curl correction of the sheet by executing correcting operation of the correcting device to remove the curl of the sheet when a mode other than the group mode is selected.

Abstract: A receiving guide is attached to an upper portion of a discharge mechanism section via a bracket. When a photopolymer plate is discharged from a photopolymer plate conveying section, a leading end portion of the photopolymer plate, which is in a state of hanging down slightly, abuts a flat plate portion of the receiving guide. Thereafter, the receiving guide moves in accordance with movement of the leading end portion of the photopolymer plate. Further, the receiving guide moves forward in a conveying direction of the photopolymer plate immediately before conveying of the photopolymer plate is completed, and the photopolymer plate lands on the surface plate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sheet delivery and position controlling apparatus for an ink jet printer. The sheet delivery and position controlling apparatus includes a sheet discharging unit having a sheet delivery roller for discharging in sequence printed sheets to a sheet stacker, a delay unit having a swivel unit pivotally provided between the sheet delivery roller and the sheet stacker for movable between a first position which does not interfere with the sheet discharged from the sheet delivery roller and a second position which interferes with the sheet discharged from the sheet delivery roller to delay a time period to be placed on the sheet stacker after the printed sheets are discharged, a driving motor, a power transmission unit for transmitting power from the driving motor to the swivel unit to selectively swivel the swivel unit to the first position and the second position, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the driving motor.

Abstract: A smoothing device includes guide surface sections for a flat printing material whose leading edge is pulled in a direction of travel over the guide surface sections. The guide surface sections have openings which communicate with throttling ducts that are pressurized with compressed air during operation. The guide surface sections form a smoothing notch and have air passage openings which communicate with a flow duct. The air passage openings are configured to cause pressure conditions when there is an air throughflow during operation such that the flat printing material forms a bead projecting into the smoothing notch.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus, which records with deposition of ink droplets onto a recording medium by use of an ink jet recording head, includes a platen for supporting a recording medium in a position facing the ink jet recording head, a plurality of carrier roller pairs for nipping and carrying the recording medium to the position of ink deposition by the ink jet recording head and extrusions extended in the carrying direction of the recording medium with respect to the platen and arranged in the direction intersecting the carrying direction of the recording medium to support the reverse side of recording medium. The carrier roller pairs are positioned on each of the extended lines of the extrusions on the upstream side relative to carrying direction of the recording medium.

Abstract: A recording head has a head face on which at least one row of dot forming elements which form dots on a recording medium is arranged in a subscanning direction thereof. A drive feeding roller extends in a main scanning direction of the recording head. A plurality of driven feeding rollers are arranged in the main scanning direction with a predetermined interval, such that the recording medium is nipped between the drive feeding roller and the driven feeding rollers to be fed to the recording head. A plurality of medium regulators are arranged in the main scanning direction with a predetermined interval which is associated with the arrangement of the driven feeding rollers. The medium regulators are opposed to the head face such that top faces define a distance between the recording medium carried thereon and the head face.

Abstract: A damping corrugator roll comprises an outer toothed surface, whose teeth extend over a certain axial length of the roll (2), support means (202) allowing rotation about the axis of the roll, and rotary drive means (1), characterized in that it comprises a cylindrical core which is supported for free rotation at its ends, and whereon a toothed peripheral cylindrical jacket is supported by and interposed or bearing material.

Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes an endless belt for conveying a sheet, at least two stretching shafts arranged to revolvably stretch the endless belt, a rotatable pressing roller arranged to push the stretched endless belt from outside, the sheet being arranged to be conveyed in a state of being pinched between the endless belt and the pressing roller, and springs for pressing the pressing roller so as to make the pressing roller movable in a direction of being pushed to the endless belt and in a direction of being released from being pushed to the endless belt.

Abstract: A sheet decurler for smoothing sheets in a sheet-processing rotary printing press includes a suction chamber provided with a connection for connecting the suction chamber to a suction source, and a smoothing notch communicating with the chamber. The smoothing notch is disposed in such a way that sheets are drawable thereover. The suction chamber is constructed as a sound muffler or silencer.

Abstract: A portable, post slit decurler and high capacity stacker module for use with a machine, such as, a desktop page printer, includes a decurler that decurls prints after they have been slit into thirds, halves, or whole prints. The post slit decurler and high capacity stacker module sits in a receiving tray of a copier/printer and is separately powered or “hard wired” into the copier/printer.

Abstract: The sheet guide device for machines that process sheets of printing material, such as a sheet-fed rotary printing machine, has a first guide element which has a supporting face inclined transversely with respect to the transport direction of the sheets of printing material. The supporting face supports side edges of the sheets of printing material. The guide element is mounted such that it can be adjusted with an adjusting device in the form of a motor.

Abstract: A device for holding sheets high in order to form gaps between sheets, during operation of a sheet pile-forming sheet-processing machine, includes vertically adjustable sheet interceptors for holding sheets high. The sheet interceptors being movable into a front pile-forming region so as to penetrate a depth therein which is so small that the sheet interceptors do not come into contact with a printed region of a sheet resting on the sheet interceptors; a sheet processing machine including the holding device; and a sheet-fed printing machine including the holding device.

Abstract: A pivotally mounted bail actuator is pivotally moved from its home position to an elevated position by the leading edge of a sheet of paper exiting from sheet path exit rollers of a printer. The pivotally mounted bail actuator has a wire bail extending for more than half of the sheet width. When the sheet exits from the sheet path exit rollers, both the pivotally mounted bail actuator and the sheet simultaneously fall by gravity, and the wire bail contacts the sheet to remove any longitudinal beam and to create a lateral beam extending the width of the sheet. A rear portion of the sheet falls onto an upper support surface with most of the sheet falling onto a lower support surface. If the sheet does not have a longitudinal beam, a lateral beam is created by the height difference of the two support surfaces on which the sheet is supported. The sheet is aligned on the upper support surface.

Abstract: In order to eliminate charge on an outplane deformed paper money, a paper money handling device includes a paper money storing box for storing a conveyed paper money in the paper handling device, which has a storing mechanism for storing the paper money inside, and a storing guide provided on the storing mechanism has at least a flat part and a concavo-convex part, and a concave portion thereof includes a static eliminating part.

Abstract: First and second feeding roller pairs are disposed at positions upstream and downstream of a recording position to record an image onto a recording sheet. Each of the first and second feeding roller pairs includes a capstan roller and a pinch roller, which are located below and above a passage of the recording sheet. The capstan roller and the pinch roller has plural orbital grooves arranged along an axial direction, to relax the strain of the recording sheet with respect to the widthwise direction of the recording sheet. The depth of the orbital grooves of the pinch rollers are set to 0.3 mm, which is shallower than that of the orbital grooves of the capstan rollers. The shallow orbital grooves of the pinch rollers are capable of suppress the curl of the recording sheet effectively.

Abstract: A recording apparatus for performing the recording operation of a recording medium conveyed by a conveying portion using a recording portion has an irregularity forming discharging portion for forming the recording direction crossing a conveying direction of the recording medium in a position of the recording medium opposed to the recording portion, and discharging the recording medium to the exterior of the recording apparatus. The recording apparatus also has a supporting member for supporting the recording medium discharged by the irregularity forming discharging portion so as to curve the recording medium in a concave shape with respect to a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction. The supporting member is arranged in a position corresponding to a convex portion near each of both end portions of the recording medium formed in the shape having the corrugated irregularities with respect to the conveying direction.

Abstract: A flat article conveyor system comprises a forming wheel which is provided for operative cooperation with a grooved roller whereby a relatively shallow and temporary longitudinal crease, rib, or spine is formed or impressed within relatively thin pieces or units of mail, or similar flat articles, as the pieces or units of mail, or similar flat articles, are conveyed so as to effectively reinforce the piece or unit of mail, or similar article, such that the piece or unit of mail will not experience curl or sag so as not to subsequently rollover when, for example, the particular piece or unit of mail, or similar flat article, is being released from a conveyor mechanism into a stacking or similar accumulation chamber.

Abstract: An apparatus (1) for transversal drawing a film (2) in motion, has a pair of rollers (3, 4) rotating on parallel axes and fitted with toothed surface profiles (5, 6) that overlaps without touching each other. The profiles define a wavy passage (7) for the film, and rounded tips of the toothed profiles (5, 6) of the two rollers (3 and 4) define the points of application of the drawing action on the film (2).

Abstract: A device for decurling flat printing materials for a machine for processing the printing materials has a guide surface section whereover the printing materials are drawable. The guide surface section are formed with a decurling notch, and with suction openings arranged along and in the decurling notch and penetrating the guide surface section, and an evacuation system fluidically connected to the suction openings. The suction openings are formed in successive groups thereof, and the evacuation system including a plurality of chambers, of which respective chambers are assigned to a respective one of the groups of suction openings, the chambers being selectively settable with at least one of equal and unequal negative pressures therein during operation, and a machine for processing the printing materials having the decurling device therein.

Abstract: The present invention is related to an apparatus for cutting webs of material, including a first revolving member and a second revolving member having cutting elements integrated therein. Said revolving members, respectively, define a cutting region therebetween and supporting elements, respectively, assigned to said revolving elements within said cutting region. Said second revolving member comprises a belt assembly having a layered structure, said cutting elements mounted within said layered structure.

Abstract: Provided is a sheet discharge apparatus including a plurality of stackers on which a sheet discharged from a conveyance passage is stacked, and a gate which changes a discharge direction of the sheet. The gate can move over a first changeover position to guide the sheet to one stacker, and a second changeover position to guide the sheet to the other stacker. When the gate is moved to the second changeover position, the sheet is guided to the other stacker through a bent guide passage. A pressing mechanism is disposed on an upstream side along a conveyance direction of the sheet from the gate. The pressing mechanism applies a pressure and gives a wavy shape to the sheet, and temporarily makes the sheet rigid as long as the gate is in the first position.

Abstract: A device for vertically forming partial stacks of printed products. Said device comprises a belt conveyor (1) for transporting printed products, a bulging device (11), by which the printed products conveyed on the belt conveyor (1) may be provided with a convexity around an axis extending in the conveying direction of the belt conveyor (1) vertically extending collecting shaft (2), adjustable in format and disposed at one end of the belt conveyor (1) in the extension thereof, and having an openable stacking support (21) disposed therein, from which a stack of printed products may be picked up, and a first supporting finger (3), disposed on the side of the belt conveyor (1) facing away from the collecting shaft (2) and above the stacking support (21), said finger being displaceable by a displacing device (5) from a starting position, in which it extends centrally into the collecting shaft (2) above the stream of printed products, vertically downwards into said stream of conveyed printed products.

Abstract: A flat article conveyor system comprises a forming wheel which is provided for operative cooperation with a grooved roller whereby a relatively shallow and temporary longitudinal crease, rib, or spine is formed or impressed within relatively thin pieces or units of mail, or similar flat articles, as the pieces or units of mail, or similar flat articles, are conveyed so as to effectively reinforce the piece or unit of mail, or similar article, such that the piece or unit of mail will not experience curl or sag so as not to subsequently rollover when, for example, the particular piece or unit of mail, or similar flat article, is being released from a conveyor mechanism into a stacking or similar accumulation chamber.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus wherein a sheet can be easily separated from a photosensitive drum both when an image is formed on one surface of a sheet and when an image is formed on the other surface, the image forming apparatus including an image forming device for using a photosensitive member to form an image on a sheet that is guided and fed along a sheet feeding path leading from a sheet stacking device, an initial curling device, positioned along the sheet feeding path, for processing the sheet so that the sheet curls away from the photosensitive member when the sheet is moved past the photosensitive member, a sheet conveying path along which the sheet, on one surface of which an image has been formed by the image forming device, is guided to the sheet feeding path, a surface reversing device, positioned along the route of the sheet conveying path, for reversing the surfaces of the sheet, and a recurling device, for processing the sheet so that the widthwise ends of the sheet curl away from the photosensi

Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus for feeding a compilation of sheets to a process station, including: a sheet tray for holding the compilation of sheets; an air plenum, positioned above the compilation of sheets, the air plenum including an outer perimeter, a seal around said outer perimeter and a blower for generating a vacuum force in the air plenum to drive one of the compilation of sheets into contact with the air plenum and the seal.

Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus for feeding a compilation of sheets in a process direction to a process station, including: a sheet tray for holding the compilation of sheets; an air plenum, positioned above the compilation of sheets, the plenum including a corrugated surface having a first set of ribs at a first height and a second set of ribs at a second height; and a blower for generating a vacuum force in the air plenum to drive one of the compilation of sheets into contact with the corrugated surface.

Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus for feeding a compilation of sheets to a process station, including: a sheet tray for holding the compilation of sheets; an air plenum, positioned above the compilation of sheets, the air plenum including an outer perimeter, and a corrugated surface for corrugating one of the compilation of sheets into predefine multiple spans; a blower for generating a vacuum force in the air plenum to drive one of the compilation of sheets into contact with the air plenum thereby corrugating one of the compilation of sheets into predefine multiple spans; a series of sets of seals around the outer perimeter of the air plenum, for sealing one of the compilation of sheets against the air plenum.

Abstract: A finisher includes: a conveyor for conveying sheets; an intermediate stacker on which conveyed sheets are stacked; a stapler for stapling a stacked package of sheets; a sheet delivery device for delivering the stapled package of sheets; an up-and-down sheet exit tray on which the delivered package of sheets is stacked and which can move up and down; a driving device for driving the up-and-down sheet exit tray; an upper limit detector for detecting an upper limit position of a surface of the stapled package of sheets which is stacked on the up-and-down sheet exit tray; and a controller for controlling the driving device, wherein when a mode to staple a package of sheets which is not larger than a predetermined size and not larger than a predetermined number of sheets, is set, the controller temporarily withdraws the up-and-down sheet exit tray from the upper limit to a lower position before the stapled package of sheets has been delivered onto the up-and-down sheet exit tray; and when the sheet delivery devic

Abstract: A switchback device has an inverting tray for temporarily holding a sheet guided inside the switchback device thereon; a guide unit for guiding the sheet in pressing contact with the inverting tray when the sheet exits the switchback device in an exiting direction on the inverting tray, the exiting direction opposite to an entering direction of the sheet on the inverting tray; a guide switching unit for selectively changing the guide unit to a sheet guide allow state to allow the sheet to enter in the entering direction on the inverting tray and a sheet pressing state to make the sheet in pressing contact with the inverting; and a sheet transporting unit for transporting the sheet out of the switchback device in the exiting direction on the inverting tray.

Abstract: A discharged sheet stacking apparatus includes a sheet feed-in device for pinching and feeding a sheet onto a sheet stacking portion on which a plurality of sheets are stacked and for causing a tip end of the sheet to abut against a sheet stopper. The sheet feed in device is disposed at a position spaced apart from the sheet stopper by a distance smaller than a length of the sheet. The sheet feed-in device continues the feeding operation while pinching a tail end of the sheet even after the tip end of the sheet abuts against the sheet stopper so that, after a loop is formed in the tail end of the sheet, the sheet is discharged onto the sheet stacking portion.

Abstract: A structure including a transporting roller for transporting sheets; and a curling roller for transporting the sheets at a location downstream from the transporting roller in a sheet-transporting direction, the driving torque of the curling roller being larger than the driving torque of the transporting roller. The transporting roller and the curling roller are constructed so that their speeds can be switched from a first transporting speed to a second transporting speed which is greater than the first transporting speed. The time required to switch the speed of the curling roller from the first transporting speed to the second transporting speed is made longer than the time required to switch the speed of the transporting roller from the first transporting speed to the second transporting speed.

Abstract: The rotation of the second conveyance rollers located downstream from the first conveyance rollers, which are located downstream from the thermal fixing device of the image forming apparatus, is stopped for a prescribed period of time, or the speed of the second conveyance rollers is made slower than that of the first conveyance rollers. A loop is formed in the sheet through this difference in rotation speed, and the curling of the sheet caused through the thermal fixing is corrected. A torque limiter (or one-way clutch) is mounted at least in the drive path for either the first or second conveyance path. When a rigid sheet such as thick paper or low-moisture paper—for which curling is not likely—is conveyed, slipping occurs in the drive path due to the rigidity of the sheet itself, and the loop formation is automatically cancelled.

Abstract: A sheet feeder assembly includes a self-actuating prefeed roll located upstream of a deskewing device, which can include a document sensor switch and a deskew nip roll. After a sheet has been detected at the input of the assembly, a limited slip clutch causes the prefeed nip to close. The prefeed device selectively engages the sheet based on detection of the sheet at the input and then disengages upon detection of the sheet at the deskewing device. Thus, there are no obstructions at the input that the sheet must pass before engagement by the prefeed assembly. By this, chances of misfeeding a sheet that has not been sufficiently pushed into the document feeder are greatly reduced. Moreover, the assembly has increased latitude in the positioning of the input sheet and is particularly desirable for light weight documents since no obstructions exist within the paper path.

Abstract: A double-surface printing apparatus, which is small-sized and has a simple construction to make it impossible to take out a sheet, of which one surface has been subjected to printing, from outside. The apparatus includes a paper discharge tray, to which sheets having been subjected to printing are discharged; a sheet reversing mechanism including a reversal/temporary storage unit for guiding a sheet in a direction different from a discharge direction toward the paper discharge tray, once exposing the sheet outside of the apparatus, and rotating conveying rollers in an opposite direction to thereby reverse the sheet; and a protective cover, which covers the sheet conveyed to the reversal/temporary storage unit so that a sheet, of which one-surface has been subjected to printing, cannot be taken out from outside.

Abstract: A sheet with an image formed thereon by an ink jet mechanism is held over the second sheet output tray. Then the sheet being held on the second sheet output tray is pushed out in the direction of discharge of the sheet by means of a rotating sheet discharge arm so that the sheet drops onto the first sheet output tray.

Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) identifies and stores documents such as currency bills deposited by a user. The machine then selectively recovers such documents from storage and dispenses them to other users. The machine includes a central transport (70) wherein documents deposited in a stack are unstacked, oriented and identified. Such documents are then routed to storage areas in recycling canisters (92, 94, 96, 98). When a user subsequently requests a dispense, documents stored in the storage areas are selectively picked therefrom and delivered to the user through an input/output area (50) of the machine.

Abstract: A sheet conveying device of the present invention includes a roll-up guide rotatable about a shaft. When the roll-up guide is shifted to a roll-up position where it intersects a first tray, it rolls up a sheet discharged and stores the sheet in the form of a roll. The roll-up guide allows, when shifted to a pick-up position above the body of the device, the operator of the device to pick up the rolled sheet from the roll-up guide at the operating position in front of the device. The device is easy to operate and is capable of storing a sheet in the form of a roll and allowing the roll to be safely picked up without any damage.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a sheet feeding member for feeding a recording material; an image recording member for recording an image on the recording material; a conveyance path connecting the sheet feeding member and the image recording member, along which the recording material is conveyed; a registration member which is provided in the conveyance path located at the upstream side of the image recording member in the conveyance direction for the recording material, and stops the leading edge of the recording material when being hit by the leading edge, and then, starts conveyance of the recording material; a loop forming member which is provided in the conveyance path located at the upstream side of the registration member in the conveyance direction for the recording material, and forms a loop on the recording material which is stopped by the registration member; a first driving source for driving the registration member; a second driving source for driving the loop forming member; and a drive co