Image forming apparatus, sheet processing apparatus, sheet processing method, and book-binding method
US6351625B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00936
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
When sheets with images formed thereon from an image forming apparatus and a special sheet such as a cover sheet are arranged in alignment into a bundle of sheets, conveyance of the special sheet from the stacking unit is started prior to conveyance of the sheets from the image forming apparatus, and the special sheet is temporarily halted on a conveyance path at a location intermediate between the stacking unit and a receiving unit, whereby no complicated operation by an operator is required and the productivity can be improved. Further, the special sheet will be switched (i.e. reversed) when it is conveyed to the receiving unit.
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