Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Post-processing apparatus for processing paper sheets on which images are formed and post-processing method
- Patent Title (中): 用于处理形成有图像的纸张的后处理装置和后处理方法
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Application No.: US12056012Application Date: 2008-03-26
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Publication No.: US07954795B2Publication Date: 2011-06-07
- Inventor: Toshiaki Oshiro
- Applicant: Toshiaki Oshiro
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Agency: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP
- Main IPC: B65H37/04
- IPC: B65H37/04

Abstract:
A post-processing unit of an image forming apparatus includes a vertical conveying path and a horizontal conveying path. A stapling mechanism and a folding mechanism are arranged in the horizontal conveying path. When saddle processing is carried out, paper sheets sent into the horizontal conveying path are struck against a trailing end stopper and, after the number of sheets to be bound is accumulated, the center of the paper sheets is stapled and folded double. A movable tray projected to the outside of a housing is provided at a terminal end of the horizontal conveying path. The movable tray functions as a tray for discharging paper sheets that pass through a saddle stitcher and also functions as a supporting member that supports a leading end side of the paper sheets at the time of the saddle processing.
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