Binding processing system

A binding processing system comprising:

• a transport unit that transports a sheet bundle along a transport path;
• a plurality of processing units aligned along the transport path;
• a housing that accommodates the plurality of processing units and the transport unit;
• windows, for observation of inside, disposed in a front face or a top face of the housing at positions corresponding to the plurality of processing units, respectively;
• a control unit that controls the transport unit and the plurality of processing units;
• a lighting unit arranged inside the housing;
• one or more first sensor units that are arranged in the transport unit and detect an anomaly of an operation of the transport unit;
• and
• one or more second sensor units that are arranged in the plurality of processing units, respectively, and each detect an anomaly of an operation of a related processing unit of the processing units,
• wherein the binding processing system stops when the first or second sensor unit detects the anomaly, when a system error occurs in the control unit, or when an emergency stop instruction is input to the control unit,
• wherein the lighting unit is formed of variable-color lighting units each arranged in corresponding one of the processing units,
• wherein each of the variable-color lighting units has a light emitting surface arranged so as to face corresponding one of the windows,
• wherein an emission light color from each of the light emitting surfaces changes to indicate operation status of the binding processing system, and
• wherein when the anomaly is detected by the first or the second sensor units, when the system error occurs in the control unit, or when the emergency stop instruction is input to the control unit, a character string indicating the anomaly, the system error, or the input of the emergency stop instruction is displayed on the light emitting surfaces of the variable-color lighting units with a color different from a color of emission light from the light emitting surfaces.

A binding processing system comprising:

• a transport unit that transports a sheet bundle along a transport path;
• a plurality of processing units aligned along the transport path;
• a housing that accommodates the plurality of processing units and the transport unit;
• windows, for observation of inside, disposed in a front face or a top face of the housing at positions corresponding to the plurality of processing units, respectively;
• a control unit that controls the transport unit and the plurality of processing units;
• a lighting unit arranged inside the housing;
• one or more first sensor units that are arranged in the transport unit and detect an anomaly of an operation of the transport unit;
• and
• one or more second sensor units that are arranged in the plurality of processing units, respectively, and each detect an anomaly of an operation of a related processing unit of the processing units,
• wherein the binding processing system stops when the first or second sensor unit detects the anomaly, when a system error occurs in the control unit, or when an emergency stop instruction is input to the control unit,
• wherein the lighting unit is formed of variable-color lighting units each arranged in corresponding one of the processing units,
• wherein each of the variable-color lighting units has a light emitting surface arranged so as to face corresponding one of the windows,
• wherein an emission light color from each of the light emitting surfaces changes to indicate operation status of the binding processing system,
• wherein each of the variable-color lighting units comprises:
• a projection plate having a lusterless diffusion reflecting surface;
• and
• a light source that has one or more RGB LEDs and emits light to the diffusion reflecting surface of the projection plate, and
• wherein the diffusion reflecting surface of the projection plate forms the light emitting surface.