Folded portion flattening unit, post-treatment device, and...

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2006-08-31

2009-12-15

Crawford, Gene (Department: 3651)

Sheet-material associating

Associating or disassociating

Sheet associating

C270S032000, C270S037000, C270S045000, C270S051000, C270S058010

Reexamination Certificate

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07631858

ABSTRACT:
A folded portion flattening unit includes: a sheet conveyance unit that conveys a booklet including a folded sheet with a folded portion in a lead toward a predetermined conveyance direction; a sheet stopper that stops the booklet conveyed by the sheet conveyance unit at a predetermined position; a pair of booklet grasping members that clamp and grasp the booklet stopped by the sheet stopper at both faces of the booklet; a pressing member that flattens a curve at a front end of the folded portion being grasped by the booklet grasping members, by pressing the front end toward a direction opposite to the conveyance direction; and an opening amount setting unit that sets an opening amount of an opening portion between the pair of booklet grasping members, when the conveyed booklet is sandwiched between the pair of booklet grasping members.

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