Sheet processing device and image forming device provided with the sheet processing device
US9352604B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/6582
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
To provide a sheet processing device that performs saddle stitching processing that binds a bundle of stacked paper sheets at a position around a center thereof and then folds in half the paper sheet bundle at the binding portion, the device being capable of selectively performing both saddle stitching using a metallic staple and saddle stitching not using the metallic staple for environmental protection and capable of reducing a size.A sheet processing device includes a stacker section that temporarily stacks conveyed paper sheets in a substantially vertical attitude, a stopper that regulates the paper sheets stacked in the stacker section, a first binding section that is provided in the stacker and saddle-stitches, with a metallic staple, a paper sheet bundle at a binding position around a center of the paper sheet bundle in a sheet conveying direction, a second binding section that saddle-stitches, without using the metallic staple, the paper sheet bundle at the binding position around the center of the paper sheet bundle in the sheet conveying direction, and a folding section that folds in half the paper sheet bundle. An interval between the second binding section and folding s…
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