Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system
AssigneeCanon Finetech Nisca Inc.
InventorsAkira Sugiyama, Yuta Gemma, Yoshihiko Minagawa, Aya Kumagai, Kota Hihara, Takashi Saito, Fumihide Sakamoto
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Abstract
A staple-less binding unit 27 is disposed between a front cover 121 and a sheet stacking table 16, and an insertion port 110 is formed on a first surface 121a of the front cover 121 so that manual binding by the staple-less binding unit 27 can be executed from the front side of the apparatus. The staple-less binding unit 27 is provided at a position overlapping a stapling unit 17 positioned at a replacement position in a front-rear direction.
Claims9
A sheet processing apparatus that performs a binding process on a sheet, the sheet processing apparatus comprising:
- a stacking portion configured to stack the sheet;
- a first binding unit including a cartridge loaded with staples is detachably attached, the first binding unit being configured to perform a binding process on a plurality of sheets stacked on the stacking portion, the first binding unit being movable between a binding position at which the binding process is performed on the sheets and a replacement position at which the cartridge is replaced, the replacement position being positioned on a front side with respect to the binding position in a front-rear direction of the sheet processing apparatus;
- a second binding unit configured to bind a plurality of sheets inserted via an insertion port arranged to receive a plurality of sheets from outside of the sheet processing apparatus, the second binding unit configured to bind the sheets without using a staple;
- a first cover that constitutes a portion of an exterior of the sheet processing apparatus on a front side with respect to the stacking portion in the front-rear direction and is configured to partially cover the second binding unit, the first cover including the insertion port and an opening portion configured to allow access to the first binding unit positioned at the replacement position;
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- a second cover that is openable and closable with respect to the first cover portion and configured to cover the opening portion,
- wherein the second binding unit is provided at a position overlapping the first binding unit positioned at the replacement position in the front-rear direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.