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US 2006/0220293 A1Published application
Image forming apparatus, sheet processing apparatus, and sheet processing method capable of bookbinding
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorTamaki Kaneko
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Abstract
A sheet processing apparatus includes a receiver, an aligner, a stapler, a loading table, and a pusher. The receiver is configured to receive sheets. The aligner is configured to align the sheets. The stapler is configured to staple the aligned sheets. The loading table is configured to load the stapled sheets. The pusher is configured to push the stapled sheets from the stapler toward the loading table.
Claims19
A sheet processing apparatus, comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive sheets;
- an aligner configured to align the sheets;
- a stapler configured to staple the aligned sheets;
- a loading table configured to load the stapled sheets;
- and
- a pusher configured to push the stapled sheets from the stapler toward the loading table.
3 more elements
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image forming mechanism configured to form an image on a sheet;
- and
- a sheet processing mechanism configured to process sheets and comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive sheets;
- an aligner configured to align the sheets;
- a stapler configured to staple the aligned sheets;
- a loading table configured to load the stapled sheets;
- and
- a pusher configured to push the stapled sheets from the stapler toward the loading table.
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A sheet processing apparatus, comprising:
- means for receiving sheets;
- means for aligning the sheets;
- means for stapling the aligned sheets;
- means for loading the stapled sheets;
- and
- means for pushing the stapled sheets from the means for stapling toward the means for loading.
3 more elements
A method for sheet processing, comprising:
- receiving sheets;
- aligning the sheets;
- stapling the aligned sheets with a stapler;
- pushing with a pusher the stapled sheets from the stapler toward a loading table;
- and
- loading the stapled sheets onto the loading table.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.