| CPC B65H 35/0006 (2013.01) [B41J 11/70 (2013.01); B65H 29/16 (2013.01); B65H 29/20 (2013.01); B65H 31/02 (2013.01); B65H 31/22 (2013.01); B65H 31/26 (2013.01); B65H 35/008 (2013.01); B65H 2701/11312 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
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1. A medium placement device configured to have a medium discharged from a discharge unit of a processing device placed therein, the medium placement device comprising:
a placement unit including a plurality of placement surfaces, with different angles with respect to a horizontal direction, that are disposed along a discharge direction of the medium, the placement unit being configured to have the medium discharged from the discharge unit placed thereon; and
a plurality of restricting members disposed facing the placement unit along the discharge direction, the plurality of restricting members being configured to come into contact with the medium from above; wherein
in an initial state in which the medium is not placed, a distance in a gravitational direction between a first end of each of the plurality of restricting members on a placement unit side and one of the plurality of placement surfaces that faces the first end in the gravitational direction is constant and the plurality of placement surfaces provide a concave medium receiving area, and
wherein each of the plurality of restricting members includes a second end;
an abutting surface between the second end and the first end, the abutting surface being configured to abut on the medium; and
a regulating portion configured to regulate an angle of the abutting surface at a position of the initial state to a predetermined angle, the regulating portion guiding the abutting surface along a guide path extending through the restricting member at a location between the first end and an axis of rotation of the restricting member.
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