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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroaki Awano, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 45/12 (2006.01); B29C 53/06 (2006.01); B65H 37/06 (2006.01); B65H 45/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 45/12 (2013.01); B29C 53/06 (2013.01); B65H 37/06 (2013.01); B65H 45/18 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4213 (2013.01); B65H 2301/42146 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4505 (2013.01); B65H 2301/51232 (2013.01); B65H 2701/13212 (2013.01); B65H 2701/1829 (2013.01); B65H 2801/27 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fold-enhancing device includes a pressing member, at least one retaining member, and a moving mechanism. The pressing member presses against a fold line of a recording-medium bundle folded into a booklet shape. The recording-medium bundle is obtained by stacking multiple sheets of recording media. The retaining member retains the recording-medium bundle and is provided at a position located away from the fold line in a direction intersecting the fold line and not in contact with the pressing member. The moving mechanism moves the pressing member and the retaining member in a direction extending along the fold line.