Sheet post-processing apparatus
US8109497B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00831
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a cutting device for cutting a fore-edge portion of a center-folded bunch of sheets disposed in a position spaced from a sheet discharge outlet to eliminate the risk for inflicting a wound on the body of an operator, an end binding device for gathering sheets received from a carry-in entrance and performing binding processing in the end portion of a bunch of sheets, a saddle-stitching device for gathering sheets received from the carry-in entrance and performing binding processing in the center portion of a bunch of sheets, and a center-folding device for performing center-folding processing on the bunch of sheets subjected to the saddle-stitching processing. A cutting device is subjected to the center-folding processing. A second discharge outlet is disposed in the other side face of the apparatus frame to discharge the bunch of sheets subjected to the center-folding processing in the center-folding device.
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