Sheet processor and image-forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHideki Kushida, Yusuke Obuchi, Daisaku Kamiya, Hitoshi Fujimoto, Kiyoshi Watanabe, Tomokazu Nakamura, Kenichi Hayashi, Toshimasa Suzuki, Atsuteru Oikawa
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Abstract
A sheet processor includes a holding unit for holding a folded batch of sheets, a pressing member for pressing against a folded portion of the batch of sheets, a nipping member for nipping portions of the batch adjacent to the folded portion so as to nip the batch of sheets from opposite directions, and a casing for supporting the pressing member and the nipping member.
Claims11
A sheet processor operable to process a folded batch of sheets, comprising:
- a holding unit configured to hold the folded batch of sheets;
- a pressing member configured to press against a folded portion of the folded batch of sheets;
- a nipping member configured to nip portions of the folded batch of sheets adjacent to the folded portion of the folded batch of sheets so as to nip the folded batch of sheets from opposite directions;
- a casing supporting the pressing member and the nipping member;
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- a support member movably supporting the casing in a moving direction along the folded portion of the folded batch of sheets.
A sheet processor operable to process a batch of sheets, comprising:
- a pushing member configured to push the batch of sheets in a thickness direction of the batch of sheets;
- a pair of rotatable folding components having a gap therebetween into which the pushing member pushes the batch of sheets, the rotatable folding components receiving and conveying the batch of sheets so as to fold back the batch of sheets;
- a pressing member configured to press against a folded portion of the folded batch of sheets while the pair of rotatable folding components holds the batch of sheets;
- a nipping member configured to nip portions of the folded batch of sheets adjacent to the folded portion of the folded batch of sheets so as to nip the folded batch of sheets from opposite directions;
- a casing supporting the pressing member and the nipping member;
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- a support member movably supporting the casing in a moving direction along the folded portion of the batch of sheets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.