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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2016
Tatsuya Shimizu, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Tatsuya Shimizu, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
CANON FINETECH NISCA INC., Misato-Shi, Saitama, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is to provide a processing unit which can move smoothly to accurate position in a proper posture. The processing unit is provided with a support mechanism that supports a processing unitso as to allow the processing unitto be moved to a sheet processing position (processing tray). The support mechanism includes the processing unitand first and second support portionsandthat support the processing unit. The first and second support portionsandapply, to different positions (j and k) of the processing unitwhich are spaced from each other, a support force Fa acting from below to above (in a direction opposite to a gravity acting direction) and a support force Fb acting from above to below (in a direction same as the gravity acting direction), respectively.