Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus including the same
US7866650B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00822
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aligning unit aligns a front end of a sheet bundle stacked in a tray in a discharging direction. A sheet bundle conveying unit holds a rear end of the sheet bundle and conveys the sheet bundle in the discharging direction. The aligning unit is arranged to be retracted from a conveying path of the sheet bundle after aligning the front end of the sheet bundle and to come out in the conveying path of the sheet bundle behind the sheet bundle conveying unit after a movement of the sheet bundle conveying unit.
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