Image forming system and single-sheet processing machine
US7207557B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00894
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image forming system enabling a cost reduction by decreasing the number of components and having enough performance levels of individual postprocessing functions, comprising: an image forming apparatus body and at least one postprocessing unit, the postprocessing unit selectable from a plurality of types of postprocessing units, wherein a single-sheet processing machine is provided as one of the plurality of types of postprocessing units and wherein the single-sheet processing machine has a plurality of types of single-sheet processing functions for postprocessing in units of a sheet and a sheet attachment function of attaching a cover sheet or an insert sheet to an output sheet bulk.
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