Paper folding device
AssigneeDuplo Seiko Corporation
InventorChikara MIYAMOTO
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to ensure rigid formation of the folds of the protrusions of the paper sheet and smooth conveyance of the folding-processed paper sheet to the downstream side of the folding position in the paper conveyance direction without causing the problems such as jamming. A folding unit includes a lower guide plate arranged at a position facing a folding plate at the folding position, and an arrangement position of a turning shaft of the folding plate is vertically movable with respect to the lower guide plate.
Claims7
A paper folding device for folding a planar paper sheet having a body part and a folded part projecting from the body part while conveying the paper sheet along a paper conveyance path, the paper folding device comprising:
- a folding unit disposed at a folding position where the paper sheet is folded on the paper conveyance path, the folding unit including a folding plate reciprocatively turning on a turning shaft substantially parallel to the paper conveyance path, to thereby fold the folded part toward the body part, and a lower guide plate arranged at a position facing the folding plate at the folding position,
- wherein the turning shaft is vertically movable with respect to the lower guide plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.