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Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 06, 2019
Applicants:

Koki Sakano, Kanagawa, JP;

Shinji Asami, Tokyo, JP;

Tomohiro Furuhashi, Kanagawa, JP;

Michitaka Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;

Tomomichi Hoshino, Kanagawa, JP;

Fumiharu Yoneyama, Kanagawa, JP;

Makoto Hidaka, Tokyo, JP;

Akira Kunieda, Tokyo, JP;

Takuya Morinaga, Tokyo, JP;

Yohsuke Haraguchi, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Koki Sakano, Kanagawa, JP;

Shinji Asami, Tokyo, JP;

Tomohiro Furuhashi, Kanagawa, JP;

Michitaka Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;

Tomomichi Hoshino, Kanagawa, JP;

Fumiharu Yoneyama, Kanagawa, JP;

Makoto Hidaka, Tokyo, JP;

Akira Kunieda, Tokyo, JP;

Takuya Morinaga, Tokyo, JP;

Yohsuke Haraguchi, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 37/06 (2006.01); B42C 1/12 (2006.01); B65H 39/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 37/06 (2013.01); B42C 1/12 (2013.01); B65H 39/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sheet processing apparatus includes a folding device to fold a sheet and a fold-enhancing device to press a folded portion of the sheet folded by the folding device to perform enhanced folding processing on the sheet whose trailing edge has exited the folding device.


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