Sheet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9821592-B2
Application number	US-201514602762-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 22, 2015
Priority date	Sep 26, 2014
Publication date	Nov 21, 2017
Grant date	Nov 21, 2017

Abstract

A sheet includes a folding line along which the sheet is to be folded, and a mark with reference to which the sheet is placed on an image forming apparatus in a specific manner. The mark is provided in a portion that is positioned on an inner side when the sheet is folded along the folding line.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sheet comprising:
a folding line along which the sheet is to be folded;
at least two other folding lines,
wherein the folding line is a valley folding line, and the at least two other folding lines are peak folding lines, the valley folding line being between the peak folding lines when the sheet is folded; and
a mark with reference to which the sheet is placed on an image forming apparatus in a specific manner, wherein
the mark is a notch provided by cutting off a portion of the sheet, and
the mark is provided in an area where two portions of the sheet that are across the folding line from each other come into contact with each other when the sheet is folded along the folding line, and
the mark is provided in each of areas between the valley folding line and two respective peak folding lines that are adjacent and on opposite sides of the valley folding line.

2. The sheet according to claim 1 , wherein a reference for placing the sheet on the image forming apparatus that is indicated by the mark is at least one of a reference indicating which side of the sheet faces up and a reference indicating a direction of transport of the sheet.

3. The sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the notch is provided at a position overlapping the folding line in such a manner as to have line symmetry with respect to the folding line.

4. The sheet according to claim 1 , wherein when the sheet is folded along the folding line, the sheet is a flat file.

5. The sheet of claim 1 , wherein the area in which the mark is provided does not include edge portions of the sheet.

6. A sheet comprising:
a folding line along which the sheet is to be folded;
at least two other folding lines,
wherein the folding line is a peak folding line, and the at least two other folding lines are valley folding lines, the peak folding line being between the valley folding lines when the sheet is folded; and
a mark with reference to which the sheet is placed on an image forming apparatus in a specific manner, wherein
the mark is a notch provided by cutting off a portion of the sheet,
the mark is provided in an area where two portions of the sheet that are across the folding line from each other come into contact with each other when the sheet is folded along the folding line, and
the mark is provided in each of areas between the peak folding line and two respective valley folding lines that are adjacent and on opposite sides of the peak folding line.

Assignees

• Fuji Xerox Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tsutsumi Kojiro
• Yukawa Toshiyasu
• Harada Katsumi

Classifications

• B65D2203/12

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• B42F3/003

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