Sheet receiving and stacking apparatus and method
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Jan 30, 2001
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Dec 21, 1999
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Dec 21, 1999
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A sheet receiving and stacking apparatus has an infeed tray to which sheets are sequentially fed with their printed side facing upwardly starting in order, sheet one to the last sheet of a set or job, and continuing through the last sheet of the set or job, the trailing end of successive sheets being elevated and progressively moved upwardly to form a stack of sheets commencing with the first fed sheet with the last fed sheet of a set or job at the bottom and stacked on an upper run of a sheet elevating device which provides a stacker for stacking sets or jobs in sequential order with the first fed sheet of each set or job on top. The method of receiving sheets fed sequentially from a printer or copier with an upper printed surface, including the steps of: establishing a sheet infeed location extending horizontally, moving the leading end of successive sheets progressively beneath the previous sheet, while progressively raising the trailing end of successive previous sheets, and stacking a group of said sheets with the printed surfaces facing upwardly in the order fed above said infeed location.
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