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US 8,505,901 B2Granted
Sheet post-processing apparatus and image forming apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorAkihiro Tsuno
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Abstract
A sheet post-processing apparatus includes: an accumulating unit accumulating a sheet having been conveyed; a center-folding unit folding a central portion, in a conveying direction in which the sheet is conveyed, of the sheet, which has been accumulated by the accumulating unit, and a pressing force moving unit that applies a pressing force to the sheet, which has been folded by the center-folding unit, and moves a portion, at which the pressing force is applied, on the sheet in the conveying direction.
Claims10
A sheet post-processing apparatus, comprising:
- an accumulating unit accumulating a sheet having been conveyed;
- a center-folding unit folding a central portion, in a conveying direction in which the sheet is conveyed, of the sheet, which has been accumulated by the accumulating unit, and
- a pressing force moving unit including a pair of opposed pressure plates and at least one pressure releasing cam, the pressure force moving unit configured to apply a pressing force to the sheet, which has been folded by the center-folding unit, and moves along a portion of the sheet, at which the pressing force is applied, on the sheet in the conveying direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.