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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162307 | Sheet processing apparatus In a sheet processing apparatus that, for example, sorts or staples sheets after image formation, when preceding finishing is not completed on a processing tray, a third sheet fed anew into a waiting tray of a sheet placing member configuring a sheet waiting unit, w... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162306 | Sheet aligning apparatus, sheet processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus A sheet aligning apparatus includes an alignment surface formed in a planar shape and that presses an end of a sheet to move and align the sheet; and a holding unit that holds the end of the sheet at a position contacting the alignment surface in a state that a curl... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8132803 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus according to an aspect of the invention can process a first-size sheet having a first length and a second-size sheet having a second length smaller than the first length. The sheet processing apparatus includes an intermediate stacking p... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8104759 | Sheet finishing apparatus, sheet finishing method and image forming apparatus A sheet finishing apparatus includes: a conveying roller configured to convey a sheet to a storage tray; a positioning stopper provided in parallel to a conveying path for the sheet; an aligning roller configured to convey the sheet, move the sheet in a lateral dire... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7988139 | Sheet post-processing device and image forming apparatus A reference member serves as a reference for aligning trailing edges of a stack of sheets stacked on a binding tray. A binding unit binds the sheets with the trailing edges aligned. A discharge unit discharges the sheets with or without performing the binding proces... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7984900 | Bundle hook discharge device A finisher includes a bundle hook configured to push a sheet bundle in a first direction and convey the sheet bundle; a drive unit configured to drive the bundle hook in the first direction and a second direction; a discharge unit configured to discharge the sheet b... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7954802 | Sheet post-processing apparatus having excellent sheet stacking capability A sheet post-processing apparatus discharges and conveys a sheet from a process tray to a storage tray, and decelerates a bundle hook and a paper discharge roller when the bundle hook reaches a discharge start position of a bundle of sheets. At this time, a tangenti... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7946569 | Sheet aligning device, sheet processing device, and image forming apparatus A sheet aligning device includes a transport path, a movable fence, a tapping tab, and jogger fences. The transport path transports a sheet stack. The movable fence and the tapping tab align the sheet stack in a first direction in which the sheet stack is transporte... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7934713 | Sheet alignment mechanism, sheet post-processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus A sheet alignment mechanism includes a stacking tray on which a sheet or sheet bundle transported along a sheet transport path is stacked, a pair of side fences that are movable in a sheet width direction and align edges of the sheet or sheet bundle, stacked on the ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7926800 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus includes an aligning member configured to align an end of a bundle of sheets including a folded sheet by engaging with the edge of the bundle of sheets, and a sheet processing unit configured to process the bundle of sheets having the en... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7922164 | Sheet finishing device and image forming apparatus At the time when an aligning unit collects and aligns a recording sheet, the front portion of a movable supporting member of a collecting tray is moved toward the recording sheet to close a space in the collecting tray. Moreover, the front portion of the movable sup... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922163 | Sheet processing device and image forming apparatus A pressing unit presses vicinity of a trailing edge of a stack of sheets stacked in a tray. An aligning unit aligns the stack of sheets stacked in the tray. A stapling unit binds the stack of sheets aligned by the aligning unit. A discharging unit discharges the sta... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7896334 | Sheet post-processing apparatus A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a sheet aligning device that increases, when the number of sheets conveyed thereto exceeds a predetermined number, the number of times of an aligning operation of the sheet aligning device, which aligns the sheets conveyed ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896333 | Sheet processing apparatus In a sheet processing apparatus that, for example, sorts or staples sheets after image formation, when preceding finishing is not completed on a processing tray, a third sheet fed anew into a waiting tray of a sheet placing member configuring a sheet waiting unit, w... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887037 | Sheet process apparatus Provided is a shift transport device for transporting a sheet to a sheet transport direction upstream side of a sheet process tray and for shifting the sheet. The shift transport device offsets the sheet and the sheets are stacked on a sheet process tray. Then, the ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7871066 | Sheet post-processing unit and image forming apparatus A sheet post-processing unit which includes a sheet stacking portion, a sheet conveying portion, an intersectional moving device, a vertical moving device, an intersectional regulating member, and a controller. The sheet stacking portion stacks sequentially discharg... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7866650 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus including the same An aligning unit aligns a front end of a sheet bundle stacked in a tray in a discharging direction. A sheet bundle conveying unit holds a rear end of the sheet bundle and conveys the sheet bundle in the discharging direction. The aligning unit is arranged to be retr... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866649 | Sheet aligning apparatus, post processing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same A sheet aligning apparatus includes a tray device for piling and storing sheets from a sheet outlet, a sheet discharging and delivering device arranged above the tray device, and a shift device for moving the sheet discharging and delivering device between an operat... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866648 | Multiple stapling apparatus Disclosed is a multiple stapling apparatus that can staple at least two or more parts of a sheet by exactly supporting the sheet a stapling position of a sheet finisher which finishes the sheet ejected from a digital output device. The multiple stapling apparatus in... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866651 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus Provided is a sheet processing apparatus for processing sheets, including: a sheet process tray on which sheets to be processed are stacked; a sheet transport means for transporting processed sheets on the sheet process tray; a pressure member which is provided on a... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862025 | Sheet post-processing apparatus A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a sheet aligning device that increases, when the number of sheets conveyed thereto exceeds a predetermined number, the number of times of an aligning operation of the sheet aligning device, which aligns the sheets conveyed ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7862026 | Sheet post-processing apparatus and sheet post-processing method A bundle claw attached to a sheet conveyor belt includes a concave portion having a bottom surface for regulating a position of a trailing end of the sheets, and, in the bottom surface, a surface on a lower side that comes into contact with the sheet conveyor belt i... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7850161 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A pressing member pressed against a sheet stack portion can be moved to both a retracting portion where alignment of the sheet by the aligning portion is not prevented and a pressing position where the aligned sheet S1 is pressed against the sheet stack porti... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7841589 | Image forming apparatus After an image was formed, a position in the width direction of the sheet stacked on a stacking portion is aligned by fixing one of aligning plates which can independently be driven and moving the other aligning plate in one direction. When the image is formed onto ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7828277 | Sheet storing device storing sheets upright, post-processing apparatus equipped with the device and image forming system equipped with the apparatus A sheet storing device that has a conveyance device that holds a folded sheet to convey and a sheet storing section on which a sheet falling after being released from holding is placed, and allows a position of holding lower end position of the aforesaid conveyance ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7802782 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system An image forming system which is capable of preventing paper jam from occurring in a sheet processing apparatus to thereby maintain the stability of the system. An alignment plates of an alignment unit movable in a lateral direction each sheet are brought into abutm... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7798480 | Sheet processing apparatus and sheet conveyance method A sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet stacking member for temporarily receiving a sheet conveyed thereto and stacking the sheet thereon and a conveyance unit for outputting the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking member therefrom, wherein the conveyance unit... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7793926 | Page stacking and binding apparatus A page stacking and binding apparatus for stacking and binding pre-glued pages includes a frame. A support tray is mounted on the frame and is configured to receive the fed pages such that the pages fed into the tray can rest in an aligned condition. The support tra... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789384 | Printing assembly with adhesive application station A printing assembly comprising a printhead; a feed mechanism for feeding pages past the printhead; an adhesive application station for applying a two-part adhesive onto opposite sides of each page; and a page-binding tray for receiving the printed pages and binding ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7784778 | Stacker, post-finishing apparatus incorporating the stacker, and image forming system connected to the post-finishing apparatus A stacker, including a sheet stacking section which receives sheets and stacks the sheets, a stopping member which stops the top edge of the sheet and aligns the sheet, plural paddle-wheels which press against the sheet and convey the sheet to the stopping member, a... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7780160 | Post-processing apparatus bookbinding apparatus and image forming system A post-processing apparatus having a conveyance device to convey a sheet, a sheet bundle storing device to load and store the sheets conveyed by the conveyance device as a sheet bundle, a moving device to enable the sheet bundle storing device to be movable, a post-... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7731169 | Sheet finishing apparatus Sheet finishing apparatus constructed to prevent sheet skewing during stacking conveyance, and stack-disarranging sheet slippage. A sheet-stacking tray is disposed forming a break in a discharge path below a discharge outlet. A first discharge roller unit is dispose... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7699302 | Sheet handling apparatus capable of effectively performing sheet processing, and an image forming apparatus using the same A sheet handling apparatus comprises: a stacking mechanism to stack sheets of one or more printable media as a sheaf; a sheet conveyance mechanism to transport the sheaf to a respective position; a stapling mechanism to perform a stapling operation with respect to t... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7690636 | Finishing apparatus in copying machine A finishing apparatus in a copying machine is disclosed, which can finish large sized papers without enlarging the size of a tray base. The finishing apparatus includes a jogging assembly 170 aligning papers in left and right directions, a paper contact plate... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7673867 | Finisher apparatus A flexible strip of low coefficient of friction material is attached to a paddle wheel hub and placed over a predetermined length of the drive side of the paddle wheel blades in order to reduce the drive force of the paddle wheel blades on the top sheet in a stack t... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7661666 | Sheet processing apparatus and sheet processing method A sheet processing apparatus having a sheet post-processing unit for performing a post process such as aligning or binding sheets. The sheet processing apparatus is composed of a tray for supporting a sheet bundle, an auxiliary conveying unit including a first arm f... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7624976 | Post-processing apparatus A post-processing apparatus includes a compile tray that contains a recording sheet and has a sheet end position determination portion contacting with and determine a position of an end edge of the contained recording sheet, a first sheet end alignment member that c... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7624975 | Mechanism for retaining a stack of sheets in a compiler tray, such as for automatic stapling In a finishing apparatus, as would be used with a printer or copier, sheets to be stapled are accumulated in a compiler tray. A set of pivotably-mounted fingers are pressed, by their own weight, against a top sheet as sheets enter the compiler tray. The mount on whi... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7607652 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus has: a plurality of conveying paths which convey sheets; and front and back aligning members which perform width alignment in the direction which crosses the sheet conveying direction of the sheets conveyed from the conveying paths. Stan... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7597312 | Paper post processing apparatus A stapling unit 5 includes a stapler 10 for stapling an edge part of a stack of sheets of paper P and a carriage 11 on which the stapler 10 is mounted, and the carriage 11 is formed in such a way that it can move along a guide axis... | 10/06/2009 |
