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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kikuo Mizutani, Izu Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 33/06 (2006.01); B65H 33/08 (2006.01); B65H 33/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 33/06 (2013.01); B65H 33/08 (2013.01); B65H 33/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A post-processing apparatus includes a sheet discharge tray to which a sheet or a sheet bundle is discharged, and a shift mechanism configured to shift a discharge position of the sheet or the sheet bundle discharged to the sheet discharge tray from a reference position. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to control the shift mechanism to divide the sheet or the sheet bundle in a first direction in a direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the sheet or the sheet bundle and a second direction opposite to the first direction.