When paper begins to go through the booklet staple path, the shift roller unit [A] moves up to its operating position in order to be ready to transport paper. The shift roller lift motor moves the shift roller unit [A]. The shift roller drive motor rotates the shift roller [B] to transport paper to the bottom.

After the transportation has finished, the shift roller unit [B] moves up away from the paper face. While the shift roller unit moves up, the shift roller [A] rotates to feed paper out to the bottom. Then the shift roller unit drops to bump the stack junction gate [C] against the edge of the paper stack. This aligns the edges of the paper in the stack.