Recording-medium processing apparatus and image forming system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024182259-A1
Application number	US-202318301579-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 17, 2023
Priority date	Dec 2, 2022
Publication date	Jun 6, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A recording-medium processing apparatus includes: a mobile body that supports a to-be-pressed portion against which a first end portion of a recording medium that is to undergo a folding process is pressed, the mobile body allowing the to-be-pressed portion to move relative to the mobile body; and a moving mechanism that includes a driving source, and moves the to-be-pressed portion relative to the mobile body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A recording-medium processing apparatus, comprising:
a mobile body that supports a to-be-pressed portion against which a first end portion of a recording medium that is to undergo a folding process is pressed, the mobile body allowing the to-be-pressed portion to move relative to the mobile body; and a moving mechanism that includes a driving source, and moves the to-be-pressed portion relative to the mobile body.

2 . The recording-medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a processor configured to:
set a distance of movement of the to-be-pressed portion,
wherein the processor is configured to set the distance of movement based on a quantity of displacement of a fold formed in a processed recording medium that is the recording medium subjected to the folding process after having the first end portion pressed against the to-be-pressed portion.

3 . The recording-medium processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the processor is configured to:
specify the quantity of displacement of the fold based on a captured image obtained by capturing an image of the processed recording medium; and
set the distance of movement based on the quantity of displacement of the fold specified based on the captured image.

4 . The recording-medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a processor configured to set a distance of movement of the to-be-pressed portion, wherein the processor is configured to:
obtain image information serving as information on an image formed on the recording medium; and
set the distance of movement of the to-be-pressed portion based on the image information.

5 . The recording-medium processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,
wherein the processor is configured to set the distance of movement of the to-be-pressed portion based on distribution of an image on the recording medium specified by the image information.

6 . The recording-medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the driving source and the moving mechanism are disposed at the mobile body.

7 . The recording-medium processing apparatus according to claim 6 ,
wherein the mobile body includes an actuator that operates by receiving a driving force from the driving source to touch the recording medium, and wherein the driving force is fed to both of the to-be-pressed portion and the actuator from the driving source used in common.

8 . The recording-medium processing apparatus according to claim 7 ,
wherein the moving mechanism includes a disconnector that disconnects the driving force transmitted from the driving source toward the to-be-pressed portion.

9 . The recording-medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the to-be-pressed portion includes a first edge-side portion against which a first edge portion of the first end portion of the recording medium in a longitudinal direction is pressed, and a second edge-side portion against which a second edge portion of the first end portion of the recording medium in the longitudinal direction is pressed, and wherein the moving mechanism moves the to-be-pressed portion to change a positional relationship between the first edge-side portion and the second edge-side portion in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction.

10 . A recording-medium processing apparatus, comprising:
a folding member that performs a folding process on a recording medium including a first end portion, a second end portion, and a center portion at a portion located between the first end portion and the second end portion, and that generates a recording medium that includes a to-be-folded portion, a first-end-side portion located between the to-be-folded portion and the first end portion, and a second-end-side portion located between the to-be-folded portion and the second end portion; and a processor configured to perform the folding process on the recording medium at a position closer to the second end portion with respect to the center portion, and to leave a specific portion of a first surface of the recording medium caused to be located on an inner side as a result of the folding process uncovered with the second-end-side portion.

11 . The recording-medium processing apparatus according to claim 10 ,
wherein the processor is configured to leave an image receiving portion serving as a portion of the first surface receiving an image uncovered with the second-end-side portion.

12 . The recording-medium processing apparatus according to claim 11 ,
wherein the processor is configured to perform the folding process to leave the specific portion of the first surface uncovered with the second-end-side portion and to allow a specific portion of a second surface of the recording medium caused to be located on an outer side as a result of the folding process to be located at the second-end-side portion.

13 . The recording-medium processing apparatus according to claim 12 ,
wherein the processor is configured to perform the folding process to allow a portion of the second surface receiving an image to be located at the second-end-side portion.

14 . The recording-medium processing apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising:
an image forming member that forms an image on the first surface of the recording medium within a predetermined image forming area upstream from the folding member in a direction in which the recording medium is transported, wherein the processor is configured to allow part of the image forming area of the first surface uncovered with the second-end-side portion.

15 . The recording-medium processing apparatus according to claim 14 ,
wherein the image forming member forms an image on a second surface of the recording medium within a predetermined image forming area, and wherein the processor performs the folding process to leave part of the image forming area of the first surface uncovered with the second-end-side portion and to allow part of the image forming area of the second surface caused to be located on an outer side as a result of the folding process to be located at the second-end-side portion.

16 . An image forming system, comprising:
an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium; and a recording-medium processing apparatus that performs a process on the recording medium on which the image is formed by the image forming apparatus, wherein the recording-medium processing apparatus includes the recording-medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp

Inventors

• Fukamachi Takayuki
• Fukui Eri
• Kawano Koji
• Mizuno Yuki
• Izumi Ryota
• Ogino Takashi
• Yanase Imei
• Hayashi Kazuto

Classifications

• G03G15/6582

  Special processing for irreversibly adding or changing the sheet copy material characteristics or its appearance, e.g. stamping, annotation printing, punching · CPC title

• B65H45/18 Primary

  Oscillating or reciprocating blade folders (carried on rotary members B65H45/16) · CPC title

• G03G15/6529

  Transporting (G03G15/6555 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B41J11/00 Primary

  Devices or arrangements  {of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers,} for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form (script supports connected to the typewriter or printer B41J29/15) · CPC title

• B65H2701/1829

  Bound, bundled or stapled stacks or packages · CPC title