Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus

Details Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus

2011-08-23

2011-08-23

Luu, Matthew (Department: 2861)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Medium and processing means

C270S058080, C270S058090, C399S410000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08002401

ABSTRACT:
A sheet processing apparatus includes a stapler configured to staple a bundle of sheets by driving a staple into the sheet bundle; a cutting mechanism configured to cut off portions of staples driven into the sheet bundle; a storage portion configured to store cut-off portions of staples; a lid mounted on the storage portion capable of opening and closing; an open and closed state detecting portion configured to detect open and closed state of the lid; a collecting portion configured to collect cut-off portions of staples from the storage portion; and a lid opening and closing portion configured to open the lid when cut-off portions of staples are collected, wherein after the lid opening and closing portion has performed a lid opening and closing motions, if the open and closed state detecting portion detects that the lid is not closed, the lid opening and closing portion repeats a lid opening and closing operation.

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Machine Language Translation of JP 2006-168185A, http://dossier.ipdl.inpit.go.jp/text—trans.html, Printed Sep. 22, 2010.

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