Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus
US-9126794-B2 · Sep 8, 2015 · US
Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system
US9944488B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9944488-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615153840-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 13, 2016 |
| Priority date | May 22, 2015 |
| Publication date | Apr 17, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2018 |
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A sheet processing apparatus includes a first binding unit configured to bind a sheet bundle; a second binding unit with greater number of bindable sheets than number of bindable sheets of the first binding unit; and a number-of-sheets determining unit configured to determine whether number of to-be-bound sheets exceeds the number of bindable sheets of the first binding unit. The first binding unit moves to a binding position, and if the number-of-sheets determining unit determines that the number of to-be-bound sheets exceeds the number of bindable sheets of the first binding unit, the first binding unit moves away from the binding position. When the number-of-sheets determining unit determines that the number of to-be-bound sheets exceeds the number of bindable sheets of the first binding unit, the second binding unit moves to the binding position.
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What is claimed is: 1. A sheet processing apparatus comprising: a first binding unit configured to bind a sheet bundle; a second binding unit with greater number of bindable sheets than number of bindable sheets of the first binding unit; and a number-of-sheets determining unit configured to determine whether number of to-be-bound sheets exceeds the number of bindable sheets of the first binding unit, wherein the first binding unit moves to a binding position, and if the num…
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- What does patent US9944488B2 cover?
- A sheet processing apparatus includes a first binding unit configured to bind a sheet bundle; a second binding unit with greater number of bindable sheets than number of bindable sheets of the first binding unit; and a number-of-sheets determining unit configured to determine whether number of to-be-bound sheets exceeds the number of bindable sheets of the first binding unit. The first binding …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kunieda Akira, Suzuki Nobuyoshi, Fujiwara Hidehiko, and 12 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 Apr 17 2018 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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