Image forming device with sheet finisher
US6671492B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00827
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming device includes an image forming device main body having a discharge portion with a discharge opening for discharging a sheet from one side thereof, a loading tray provided at a top surface of the device main body and lower than the discharge opening for receiving the sheet discharged from the discharge opening, and a sheet finisher unit disposed above the loading tray. The sheet finisher unit includes a supporting device for supporting a conveying direction downstream side of the sheet discharged from the discharge opening, a finishing processing device disposed at one side of the supporting device for carrying out a finishing processing on the sheet supported on the supporting device, and a transfer device for transferring the sheet, which has been processed at the finishing processing means, to the loading tray. The supporting device constitutes the transfer device.
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