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US 2014/0193183 A1Published application
Sheet processing apparatus
AssigneesToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorKatsuya Endo
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus having a function to erase an image formed on a sheet is provided. The sheet processing apparatus has a tray, an erasing unit and a control unit. The tray houses a sheet on which an image is formed. The erasing unit erases the image formed on the sheet. The control unit controls the erasing unit so that the image formed on the sheet is erased, when an elapsed time after the tray houses the sheet exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
Claims10
A sheet processing apparatus, comprising:
- a tray configured to house a sheet on which an image is formed;
- an erasing unit configured to erase the image formed on the sheet;
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- a control unit configured to determine whether an elapsed time after the tray houses the sheet exceeds a predetermined first threshold value, and to control the erasing unit so that the image formed on the sheet is erased, when the control unit determines that the elapsed time exceeds the first threshold value.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.