STACKER FOR STORING DOCUMENTS

摘要

The stacker comprises a pair of protrusions 6 prominent from side walls 5 in a spaced relation to each other to form a second opening 7 between protrusions 6, an interim chamber 13 defined by partitions 3 and protrusions 6, and a pair of inner surfaces 8 formed on protrusions 6 prominent into interim chamber 13 from side walls 5 more inward than side surfaces of a holding chamber 12. Largely deviated one of side edges of document D comes into contact to inner surface 8 in interim chamber 13 to push document D inward by projection of inner surface 8 to store document D in a vault 30 with the tolerable deviation upon stowage of a subsequent document D.

主权项

1. A stacker for storing documents comprising:
a case having a pair of side walls, a pair of partitions secured to the side walls in a spaced relation to each other to form a first opening between the partitions, a holding chamber defined behind the partitions, a vault defined between the side walls and before the partitions, a pusher movable between an initial position behind the holding chamber and a pushed position in the vault, an actuator driven for moving the pusher between the initial and pushed positions, a backup plate movably received in the vault, a pair of protrusions prominent from the side walls in a spaced relation to each other to form a second opening between the protrusions, a spring disposed in the vault for resiliently urging the backup plate toward the protrusions, an interim chamber defined by the partitions and protrusions, and a pair of inner surfaces formed on the protrusions prominent into the interim chamber from the side walls more inward than side surfaces of the holding chamber, wherein the actuator is driven to move the pusher from the initial to the pushed position to stow a document from the holding chamber into the vault through the holding chamber, first opening, interim chamber and second opening and to sandwich the document between the protrusions and backup plate.