Sheet tamping device for offsetting stacks of documents

摘要

A conveyor receives and holds a recorded sheet discharged from an image forming apparatus, the sheet is conveyed along a path and another conveyor is provided along the path at a predetermined distance from the first conveyor to further convey the sheet. There is a shifting device between the two conveyors for holding and individually shifting groups each containing a prescribed number of sheets, perpendicularly to the conveying direction of the sheets. There is a delivery tray for receiving the sheets delivered by the other conveyor.