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Sheet processing device and image formation apparatus

US7594645B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 24, 2005
Grant dateSep 29, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 19, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2701/13212
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sheet processing device includes a pair of gripping rollers which can grip and convey a sheet bundle in a booklet-like form, a pressing roller which presses and flattens the folded back portion of the sheet bundle gripped by the gripping rollers, and a control unit which performs rotation control on the pair of gripping rollers. The control unit controls the gripping rollers so as to stop when the folded back portion of the sheet bundle protrudes from the rollers by a predetermined amount. The pressing roller flattens down the protruding folded back portion when the gripping rollers are stopped by the control unit and is in the state of gripping the sheet bundle.

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