Method and apparatus for transversely registering a sheet with an image to be transferred thereto

摘要

A method and apparatus for registering a sheet with an image for transfer thereto. Disposed in the feed path (1) of a sheet is a transport nip (14) for feeding a sheet and for transversely registering the sheet and image by displacing the transport nip (14) transversely of the feed direction. On each registration step the transport nip shifts in said transverse direction to a middle position. Transverse positioning means (9,10) bring either the sheet before reaching the transport nip (14) or the image on an image support (5) into a transverse position such that a registration step by the transport nip (14) to a middle position can take place and hence no reset movement of the transport nip (14) is required between successive registration steps.