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US 6,641,129 B2Granted
Sheet post-processing device
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsToshiki Ogita, Shigeki Hayashi, Kiyoshi Tokishige, Jinichi Nagata, Toyoaki Nanba
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Abstract
Part of the space occupied by a conveying device (guides) for conveying sheets and part of the space occupied upon movement of a post-processing device (stapler) for achieving a post-process over the sheets on the post-processing tray (post-processing sheet stacking table) are adapted to share the same space.
Claims3
A sheet post-processing device comprising:
- a post-processing table for stacking sheets;
- a post-processing means capable of moving between the post-processing position where a post-process is effected on the sheets stacked on the post-processing table and the retracted position where the post-processing means is retracted from the sheets placed on the post-processing table so that the sheets can be discharged;
- a conveying means which conveys sheets into, or discharging sheets from, the post-processing table, and has a part which retracts from the space occupied by the post-processing means when the post-processing means is moved to the post-processing position and which also occupies the same space when the post-processing means is moved to the retracted position;
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- a shifting means for moving the post-processing means and the conveying means part in such a manner that the conveying means part retracts from the space occupied by the post-processing means when the post-processing means is moved to the post-processing position and moves and also moves into the space occupied by the post-processing means when the post-processing means moves back to the retracted position.
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