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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Naoya Nakayama, Toyokawa, JP;
Riichi Hama, Toyokawa, JP;
Ryo Morita, Toyohashi, JP;
Takuya Inoue, Toyokawa, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet post-processing device for, after sheets that are ejected from an image forming device are stored on a storage tray, transporting the sheets in a transport direction to a post-processing position and performing post processing at the post-processing position, including: an aligner configured to align sheets on the storage tray; and a transporter configured to transport to the post-processing position a stack of sheets aligned by the aligner. The transporter includes a first contact member and a second contact member, and transports the stack to the post-processing position by causing the first contact member and the second contact member to simultaneously move in the transport direction while causing the first contact member to be in contact with a rear end portion of the stack in the transport direction and the second contact member to be in contact with a leading end portion of the stack in the transport direction.