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US 2008/0185762 A1Published application
Sheet processing device and image forming apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsMitsuru Yamamura, Toshiaki Tobishima, Satoshi Otomo
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Abstract
A sheet processing device includes a folding unit, a punch unit, and a cross folding unit. The folding unit folds a sheet conveyed to the sheet processing device a plurality of times. The punch unit punches a hole in a predetermined portion of the folded sheet. The cross folding unit cross-folds the punched sheet on a vertically-extending conveying path.
Claims20
A sheet processing device that folds a sheet a plurality of times and outputs a folded sheet, the sheet processing device comprising:
- a cross folding unit that cross-folds the folded sheet that is folded a plurality of times at preceding stages, wherein
- the cross folding unit cross-folds the folded sheet on a second sheet conveying path that is perpendicular to a first conveying path for processes of precedent stages.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a sheet processing device that folds a sheet a plurality of times and outputs a folded sheet, wherein
- the sheet processing device includes
- a cross folding unit that cross-folds the folded sheet that is folded a plurality of times at preceding stages, and
- the cross folding unit cross-folds the folded sheet on a second sheet conveying path that is perpendicular to a first conveying path for processes of precedent stages.
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