Sheet-material associating – Associating and folding
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-24
2010-12-14
Crawford, Gene (Department: 3651)
Sheet-material associating
Associating and folding
C270S020100, C270S037000, C270S039010, C270S039070, C270S045000, C270S051000, C270S058070
Reexamination Certificate
active
07850155
ABSTRACT:
A sheet folding apparatus including: a conveyance device having a first pair of rollers for nipping and conveying a paper sheet; a folding device disposed downstream of the conveyance device in a paper sheet conveyance direction, the folding device having a second pair of rollers for nipping and conveying the paper sheet, wherein the conveyance device conveys the paper sheet to the folding device by making the paper sheet bent toward the folding device, and the folding device conveys the bent paper sheet to fold the paper sheet; and a folding assist member for pushing the paper sheet so that the paper sheet moves toward the folding device, the folding assist member being pivotally arranged to be capable of rotating downstream of the conveyance device in the conveyance direction.
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Japanese Office Action for Japanese Application No. 2008-015940 drafted Oct. 16, 2009 with English Translation.
Anezaki Tsutomu
Kiryu Tomohiko
Mizubata Tsuyoshi
Niizuma Masato
Shimizu Satoru
Cantor & Colburn LLP
Crawford Gene
Cumbess Yolanda
Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc.
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