Sheet post-processing apparatus
US7497425B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1829
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet post-processing apparatus (1) includes a punching unit (P), an end-binding unit (S) which aligns end portions of a sheet bundle piled on a processing tray (2) and performs a stapling process, and a middle-binding and middle-folding unit (C) which performs a stapling process on the center of the sheet bundle and then folds centering around the stapling portion to be in a brochure form. The middle-binding and middle-folding unit (C) is independently provided on the lower side of the end-binding unit (S) and a middle-binding and middle-folding feeding path (27) feeds sheets to the middle-binding and middle-folding unit (C) without via the processing tray (2) of the end-binding unit (S).
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