Sheet-material associating – Associating or disassociating – Sheet associating
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-24
2007-04-24
Crawford, Gene O. (Department: 3651)
Sheet-material associating
Associating or disassociating
Sheet associating
C270S058090, C270S058100, C270S058110, C270S058120, C270S058130, C227S110000, C227S111000, C227S148000, C227S059000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10395053
ABSTRACT:
A sheet finisher for executing preselected processing with a sheet introduced thereinto from an image forming apparatus and then discharging the sheet is disclosed. The sheet finisher includes a stacking device configured to temporarily stack sheets sequentially delivered thereto. Jogger fences jog each sheet within the stacking device. A stapler staples the sheet stack jogged in the stacking device. The stapler is supported by a guide shaft such it is movable along the guide shaft in a direction perpendicular to the direction of sheet conveyance and angularly movable in a direction perpendicular to the direction of guide.
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Andoh Akihito
Iida Jun-ichi
Nagasako Shuuya
Okada Hiroki
Saitoh Hiromoto
Crawford Gene O.
Nicholson, III Leslie A.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
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