Recording material post-processing device and image forming system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9623580-B2
Application number	US-201313796174-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 12, 2013
Priority date	Aug 31, 2012
Publication date	Apr 18, 2017
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017

Abstract

A recording material post-processing device includes: a recording material receiving unit that receives a recording material on which an image is formed from an image forming apparatus, the apparatus including an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording material to be transported, and a detection unit that detects a position of the recording material, on which the image is to be formed by the image forming unit, in a direction intersecting a transport direction of the recording material; a post-processing unit that performs post processing on the recording material received via the recording material receiving unit from the image forming apparatus; and a moving unit that moves the post-processing unit in the direction intersecting the transport direction of the recording material based on information related to the position of the recording material detected by the detection unit of the image forming apparatus.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A recording material post-processing device comprising:
a recording material receiving unit that receives a recording material on which an image is formed from an image forming apparatus,
the image forming apparatus comprising:
an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording material to be transported, and
a detection unit that detects a position of the recording material, on which the image is to be formed by the image forming unit, in a direction intersecting a transport direction of the recording material,
wherein the detection unit detects the position of the recording material before the image forming unit forms the image on the recording material;

a position adjusting member that adjusts the position of the recording material in the direction intersecting the transport direction of the recording material, the recording material being received via the recording material receiving unit from the image forming apparatus;
a moving unit that moves the position adjusting member in the direction intersecting the transport direction of the recording material based on information related to the position of the recording material detected by the detection unit of the image forming apparatus; and
a binding unit that performs a binding process on the recording material, the position of which has been adjusted by the position adjusting member moved by the moving unit.

2. The recording material post-processing device according to claim 1 , wherein, based on the information related to the position of the recording material detected by the detection unit of the image forming apparatus, the moving unit moves the position adjusting member in the direction intersecting the transport direction of the recording material before a leading edge portion of the recording material in the transport direction reaches the position adjusting member.

3. An image forming system comprising:
an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording material; and
a post-processing device that performs post processing on the recording material on which the image is formed by the image forming apparatus, wherein
the image forming apparatus includes:
an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording material to be transported; and
a detection unit that detects a position of the recording material, on which the image is to be formed by the image forming unit, in a direction intersecting a transport direction of the recording material,
wherein the detection unit detects the position of the recording material before the image forming unit forms the image on the recording material, and

the post-processing device includes:
a position adjusting member that adjusts the position of the recording material in the direction intersecting the transport direction of the recording material, the recording material transported from the image forming apparatus;
a moving unit that moves the post-processing unit in the direction intersecting the transport direction of the recording material based on information related to the position of the recording material detected by the detection unit of the image forming apparatus; and
a binding unit that performs a binding process on the recording material, the position of which has been adjusted by the position adjusting member moved by the moving unit.

4. The image forming system according to claim 3 , wherein
the image forming apparatus further includes a correction unit that corrects a position of the recording material according to a position where the image is formed by the image forming unit, and
the detection unit of the image forming apparatus detects the position of the recording material after the position is corrected by the correction unit.

Assignees

• Fuji Xerox Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nakamura Yasuo

Classifications

• Y10T83/538

  Positioning of tool controlled · CPC title

• B26D7/015

  for sheet material or piles of sheets (B26D7/018 and B26D7/02 take precedence) · CPC title

• B26D5/02 Primary

  Means for moving the cutting member into its operative position for cutting · CPC title

• B26F1/0092

  Perforating means specially adapted for printing machines (B26F1/02 - B26F1/46 take precedence) · CPC title

• B26D5/06 Primary

  by electrical means · CPC title