Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sheet discharge device, sheet discharge method, and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US16817513Application Date: 2020-03-12
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Publication No.: US10996608B1Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Satoshi Hasegawa
- Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G06K15/00 ; B65H31/24 ; B65H43/00 ; G03G15/20

Abstract:
A sheet discharge device includes at least one sheet discharge tray, a sheet discharge position adjustment actuator, and a controller. The sheet discharge tray receives discharged sheets. The discharge position adjustment actuator adjusts discharge positions of the discharged sheets on the at least one sheet discharge tray. The controller compares a first rotation amount of first print data printed on a first sheet with a second rotation amount of second print data printed on a second sheet. In response to a determination that the first rotation amount is different than the second rotation amount, the controller controls the sheet discharge position adjustment actuator to (a) discharge the first sheet to a first discharge position and (b) discharge the second sheet to a second discharge position different than the first discharge position.
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