Sheet processing device and image forming system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10363757-B2
Application number	US-201514705396-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 6, 2015
Priority date	May 13, 2014
Publication date	Jul 30, 2019
Grant date	Jul 30, 2019

Abstract

A sheet processing device for pressing a fold line formed in a sheet, the sheet processing device comprises a pressing portion configured to press a sheet while rotating about a rotation axis. The pressing portion includes a pressing unit having a projecting shape, disposed over a predetermined range in a direction of the rotation axis to have a position in a rotation direction about the rotation axis changed according to the direction of the rotation axis, and an impact absorbing member provided at a part of the pressing unit of the pressing portion, abutting on the sheet at first in the rotation direction of the pressing portion, the impact absorbing member configured to reduce impact upon abutting on the sheet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sheet processing apparatus comprising:
a pressing member configured to press a fold line formed in a sheet, the pressing member including:
an axis extending along a direction perpendicular to a conveying direction of the sheet,
a spiral shaped projection portion configured to contact with the fold line and to rotate about the axis, and
a contact portion comprising an impact absorbing member separate from the spiral shaped projection portion, adjacent to a portion of the spiral shaped projection portion, and configured to contact with the fold line, the contact portion extending from the spiral shaped projection portion toward an upstream side of a rotational direction of the pressing member,

wherein the spiral shaped projection portion presses the fold line at a contact position, and
wherein the contact position changes in the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the sheet in accordance with rotation of the spiral shaped projection portion in a single direction about the axis.

2. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the spiral shaped projection portion is configured to have a symmetric appearance in the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the sheet.

3. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the contact portion is configured to have a tapered shape.

4. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a conveying member configured to convey the sheet having the fold line to the pressing member, the conveying member being configured to stop a conveyance of the sheet at least a part of period during a total period of pressing the fold line of the sheet.

5. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein
the conveying member, via control by a processor, is configured to reduce a rate of the conveyance of the sheet before starting the pressing of the fold line.

6. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a sheet supporting plate configured to support the sheet at a position facing the pressing member.

7. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the contact portion is configured to be placed at a center of the pressing member in the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the sheet.

8. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the contact portion is configured to be placed at an end portion of the pressing member in the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the sheet.

9. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the pressing member is configured to press the fold line while facing the fold line.

10. An image forming system comprising:
an image forming portion configured to form an image on a sheet; and
the sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 , the sheet processing apparatus performing a processing to the sheet on which the image is formed by the image forming portion.

Assignees

• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Iwata Akikazu
• Nishino Hiroshi
• Yamaya Yu
• Morisaki Ryohei
• Murakami Norihiko
• Nishide Maki

Classifications

• B65H2511/212

  Rotary position · CPC title

• B65H2701/13212

  Fold, spine portion of folded article · CPC title

• B65H45/16

  Rotary folders · CPC title

• B65H2511/11

  Length · CPC title

• B65H2220/01

  indicating an entity as a function of which control, adjustment or change is performed, i.e. input · CPC title