Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system
US12344499B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00818
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet processing apparatus includes a conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet in a sheet conveyance direction, a punching unit configured to punch a hole to the sheet being conveyed by the conveyance unit, a moving unit configured to move the punching unit in an intersecting direction intersecting the sheet conveyance direction, a detection unit arranged upstream of the punching unit in the sheet conveyance direction and configured to change an output value based on a position of an edge portion, in the intersecting direction, of the sheet being conveyed, a cleaning portion configured to clean the detection unit, and an interlocking portion configured to move the cleaning portion so as to clean the detection unit by interlocking with a movement of the punching unit in the intersecting direction.
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