Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image reading unit configured to read an image on a document;
• an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet based on image data obtained by reading the image on the document;
• a binding unit configured to perform binding processing to a sheet bundle including a plurality of sheets received from the image forming unit;
• a discharging unit configured to discharge the sheet bundle, to which binding processing has been performed by the binding unit, on a stacking tray, wherein the stacking tray is provided below a bottom surface of a housing which includes the image reading unit;
• a shift unit configured to shift the sheet received from the image forming unit in a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the sheet;
• and
• a control unit configured to control the shift unit to:
• (1) discharge a first sheet bundle at a first discharge position on the stacking tray, the first sheet bundle being a sheet bundle to which the binding processing is designated to be performed and the binding processing has been performed by the binding unit, and
• (2) discharge a second sheet bundle at a second discharge position on the stacking tray, the second discharge position being a position closer to, in the width direction, a front side of the image forming apparatus than the first discharge position, and the second sheet bundle being a sheet bundle to which the binding processing has not been performed even though the binding processing is designated because the number of the sheets for the sheet bundle exceeds a predetermined number.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image reading unit configured to read an image on a document;
• an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet based on image data obtained by reading the image on the document;
• a binding unit configured to perform binding processing to a sheet bundle including a plurality of sheets received from the image forming unit;
• a discharging unit configured to discharge the sheet bundle, to which binding processing has been performed by the binding unit, on a stacking tray, wherein the stacking tray is provided below a bottom surface of a housing which includes the image reading unit;
• a shift unit configured to shift the sheet received from the image forming unit in a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the sheet;
• and
• a control unit configured to control the shift unit to:
• (1) discharge a first sheet bundle at a first discharge position on the stacking tray, the first sheet bundle being a sheet bundle to which the binding processing is designated to be performed and the binding processing has been performed by the binding unit, and
• (2) discharge a second sheet bundle at a second discharge position on the stacking tray, the second discharge position being a position farther away from, in the width direction, the binding unit than the first discharge position, and the second sheet bundle being a sheet bundle to which the binding processing has not been performed even though the binding processing is designated because the number of the sheets for the sheet bundle exceeds a predetermined number.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image reading unit configured to read an image on a document;
• an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet based on image data obtained by reading the image on the document;
• a binding unit configured to perform binding processing to a sheet bundle including a plurality of sheets received from the image forming unit;
• a discharging unit configured to discharge the sheet bundle, to which binding processing has been performed by the binding unit, on a stacking tray, wherein the sheet bundle is discharged to a space defined by a first housing and a second housing, the first housing including the image reading unit and the second housing including the image forming unit;
• a shift unit configured to shift the sheet received from the image forming unit in a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the sheet;
• and
• a control unit configured to control the shift unit to:
• (1) discharge a first sheet bundle at a first discharge position on the stacking tray, the first sheet bundle being a sheet bundle to which the binding processing is designated to be performed and the binding processing has been performed by the binding unit, and
• (2) discharge a second sheet bundle at a second discharge position on the stacking tray, the second discharge position being a position closer to, in the width direction, a front side of the image forming apparatus than the first discharge position, and the second sheet bundle being a sheet bundle to which the binding processing has not been performed even though the binding processing is designated because the number of the sheets for the sheet bundle exceeds a predetermined number.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image reading unit configured to read an image on a document;
• an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet based on image data obtained by reading the image on the document;
• a binding unit configured to perform binding processing to a sheet bundle including a plurality of sheets received from the image forming unit;
• a discharging unit configured to discharge the sheet bundle, to which binding processing has been performed by the binding unit, on a stacking tray, wherein the sheet bundle is discharged to a space defined by a first housing and a second housing, the first housing including the image reading unit and the second housing including the image forming unit;
• a shift unit configured to shift the sheet received from the image forming unit in a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the sheet;
• and
• a control unit configured to control the shift unit to:
• (1) discharge a first sheet bundle at a first discharge position on the stacking tray, the first sheet bundle being a sheet bundle to which the binding processing is designated to be performed and the binding processing has been performed by the binding unit, and
• (2) discharge a second sheet bundle at a second discharge position on the stacking tray, the second discharge position being a position farther away from, in the width direction, the binding unit than the first discharge position, and the second sheet bundle being a sheet bundle to which the binding processing has not been performed even though the binding processing is designated because the number of the sheets for the sheet bundle exceeds a predetermined number.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image reading unit configured to read an image on a document;
• an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet based on image data obtained by reading the image on the document;
• a binding unit configured to perform binding processing to sheets received from the image forming unit;
• a discharging unit configured to discharge the sheets, to which binding processing has been performed by the binding unit, on a stacking tray, wherein the stacking tray is provided below a bottom surface of a housing which includes the image reading unit;
• a shift unit configured to shift the sheet received from the image forming unit in a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the sheet;
• and
• a control unit configured to control the shift unit to:
• (1) discharge first sheets at a first discharge position on the stacking tray, the first sheets being sheets to which the binding processing is designated to be performed and the binding processing has been performed by the binding unit, and
• (2) discharge second sheets at a second discharge position on the stacking tray, the second discharge position being a position closer to, in the width direction, a front side of the image forming apparatus than the first discharge position, and the second sheets being sheets to which the binding processing has not been performed even though the binding processing is designated because the number of the sheets exceeds a predetermined number.