Finisher and image forming apparatus equipped therewith
US7328893B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/9493
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A finisher for finishing a booklet having a bundle of center-folded sheets, includes: a detector for detecting an end on a side of a folded portion of the booklet: a moving device for conveying the booklet by movement thereof; a controller for controlling the movement of the moving device; and a cutting device for cutting an edge on a side opposite to the end of the booklet, which has been conveyed by the moving device to a cutting position. The controller controls the movement of the moving device from a position where the detector has detected the end of the folded portion to the cutting position so that a size of a booklet after being cut is kept constant for each of sheet sizes.
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