Sheet post-processing apparatus
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorToshiaki Oshiro
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a sheet post-processing apparatus includes a guide member, a matching member, a post-processing mechanism, a support member, and a drive unit. The guide member has a loading surface on which a sheet is loaded in a standing state. The matching member supports a lower end of the sheet loaded on the guide member in a free raising and lowering manner. The post-processing mechanism performs post-processing on the sheet. The support member supports the matching member. The drive unit raises and lowers the support member. The matching member is configured to be raised and lowered with respect to the support member.
Claims20
A sheet post-processing apparatus, comprising:
- a guide member having a loading surface on which a sheet is loaded in a standing state;
- a matching member configured to support a lower end of the sheet loaded on the guide member in a free raising and lowering manner;
- a post-processing mechanism configured to perform post-processing on the sheet;
- a support member configured to support the matching member;
- and
- a drive component configured to raise and lower the support member, wherein
- the matching member is configured to be raised and lowered with respect to the support member.
A method of sheet post-processing, comprising:
- loading a sheet on a loading surface of a guide member in a standing state;
- supporting a lower end of the sheet loaded on the guide member in a free raising and lowering manner with a matching member;
- post-processing the sheet;
- supporting the matching member with a support member;
- raising and lowering the support member with a drive component;
- and
- raising and lowering the matching member with respect to the support member.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image forming components;
- and
- a sheet post-processing apparatus, comprising:
- a guide member having a loading surface on which a sheet is loaded in a standing state;
- a matching member configured to support a lower end of the sheet loaded on the guide member in a free raising and lowering manner;
- a post-processing mechanism configured to perform post-processing on the sheet;
- a support member configured to support the matching member;
- and
- a drive component configured to raise and lower the support member, wherein
- the matching member is configured to be raised and lowered with respect to the support member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.