Sheet post-processing device and image forming apparatus
US6997451B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H39/10
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet post-processing device includes a placement unit for placing a sheet discharged from an image forming apparatus; a discharging unit for successively discharging the sheet on the placement unit; and an offset unit for shifting an edge of a stitching sheet from an edge of a non-stitching sheet on the placement unit by a predetermined distance depending on whether the sheet discharged on the placement unit is subjected to a stitching process. A stitching unit stitches only the edge portions of the stitching sheets in a stack in a state that the edges of the stitching sheets are shifted from the edge of the non-stitching sheet by the offset unit.
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