Folding apparatus and image forming apparatus
US-11945676-B2 · Apr 2, 2024 · US
Sheet post-processing device, paper-made staple used in the device, and image forming device provided with the sheet post-processing device
US9428362B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9428362-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414491314-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | Sep 26, 2013 |
| Publication date | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2016 |
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A sheet post-processing device includes a stacker section that temporarily stores paper sheets as a paper sheet bundle, a stopper that regulates a carrying-in direction leading end of the paper sheet carried into the stacker section, a binding section that binds the paper sheet bundle regulated in position by the stopper, and folding rollers and a folding blade that perform folding processing for the sheet bundle bound by the binding section at a predetermined folding position of the paper sheet bundle. The binding section binds the paper sheet bundle with a paper-made staple. The stopper sets a position of the paper sheet bundle such that a binding position of the paper-made staple straddles the predetermined folding position. With this configuration, there can be provided a sheet-post processing device capable of folding the staple together with the paper sheet bundle.
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What is claimed is: 1. A sheet post-processing device that binds and holds paper sheets, comprising: a stacker section that temporarily stores the paper sheets as a paper sheet bundle; a movable stopper that regulates the sheet bundle carried into the stacker section; a binding section that binds the paper sheet bundle regulated in position by the stopper; a folding section that folds the paper sheet bundle bound by the binding section at a predetermined folding position of…
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- What does patent US9428362B2 cover?
- A sheet post-processing device includes a stacker section that temporarily stores paper sheets as a paper sheet bundle, a stopper that regulates a carrying-in direction leading end of the paper sheet carried into the stacker section, a binding section that binds the paper sheet bundle regulated in position by the stopper, and folding rollers and a folding blade that perform folding processing f…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kubota Kazuyuki, Fukasawa Eiji, Kubota Ichitaro, and 9 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B65H37/04. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 30 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).