Image Forming Apparatus Including Clip Unit, Clip Device, and Finishing Apparatus
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHideaki SUGIYAMA
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form an image to be printed on a sheet; an apparatus main body including the image forming unit therein; a recessed section provided on the outer side of the apparatus main body; and a clip unit configured to clip, when the sheet is inserted into the recessed section, an end of the sheet with a paper clip.
Claims25
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming unit configured to form an image to be printed on a sheet;
- an apparatus main body including the image forming unit therein;
- a recessed section provided on an outer side of the apparatus main body;
- and
- a clip unit configured to clip, when the sheet is inserted into the recessed section, an end of the sheet with a paper clip.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a latent-image forming unit configured to form a latent image on a photoconductive member;
- a developing unit configured to develop, with a toner, the latent image formed by the latent-image forming unit;
- a transfer unit configured to transfer a toner image developed by the developing unit onto a sheet;
- a fixing unit configured to fix, on the sheet, the toner image transferred by the transfer unit;
- an apparatus main body including the latent-image forming unit, the developing unit, the transfer unit, and the fixing unit therein;
- a recessed section provided on an outer side of the apparatus main body;
- and
- a clip unit configured to clip, when the sheet is inserted into the recessed section, an end of the sheet with a paper clip.
A sheet clipping method in an image forming apparatus including a clip unit, the method comprising:
- detecting, when a sheet having an image printed thereon is inserted into a recessed section provided on an outer side of an apparatus main body including therein an image forming unit configured to form the image to be printed on the sheet, the insertion of the sheet;
- causing, while opening a paper clip having a C shape in section, the paper clip to approach to a side of the inserted sheet;
- nipping the sheet with the paper clip;
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- clipping the sheet inserted into the recessed section.
A file comprising:
- a unit booklet obtained by inserting plural sheets superimposed with images formed and printed thereon in an image forming, unit of an image forming apparatus into a recessed section provided on an outer surface of the image forming apparatus and clipping ends of the inserted plural sheets with a paper clip made of an elastic material and having a C shape in section;
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- a file cover configured to store the unit booklet in which the sheets are clipped, the file cover including plural permanent magnets in positions corresponding to a rear surface section of the clip in a center of an inner surface of the file cover.
A clip device comprising:
- a clip supplying unit configured to supply a paper clip made of an elastic member, which has elasticity at least in a direction in which opposed side surface sections thereof approach each other, and having a C shape in section;
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- a clip processing unit configured to operate to nip a sheet with the clip.
A finishing apparatus comprising:
- a clip unit having an opening, into which plural sheets are inserted one on top of another, and configured to perform clip processing for clipping one ends of the sheets with a paper clip;
- first and second switches that are turned on if each of adjacent edges of two sides of the sheets is pressed when the sheets are inserted into the opening of the clip unit;
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- a clip-unit control unit configured to instruct the clip processing by the clip unit if both the first and second switches are turned on.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.