Sheet processing apparatus

Details Sheet processing apparatus Sheet processing apparatus

2007-03-02

2010-06-22

Crawford, Gene (Department: 3651)

Sheet-material associating

Associating and folding

Stapling or stitching

C270S032000, C270S045000, C270S051000, C270S058070, C270S058080, C270S058090, C493S397000, C493S399000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07740238

ABSTRACT:
A sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention including a saddle-stitcher configured to fold and discharge a sheet supplied from an image forming apparatus, and an assisting mechanism arranged in a sheet carrier path extending from the image forming apparatus to the saddle-stitcher and configured to form a folding line on the sheet in a first direction orthogonal to a direction of the carrying of the sheet in order to assist folding of the sheet. The assisting mechanism has a disc-shaped roller blade rotatably attached to a moving body that is movable in the first direction.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4338085 (1982-07-01), Sullivan et al.
patent: 2004-231422 (2004-08-01), None
patent: 2004-284750 (2004-10-01), None

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