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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2018
Takahiro Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Furuhashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Michitaka Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomomichi Hoshino, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Furuhashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Michitaka Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomomichi Hoshino, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet processing apparatus includes: a second conveying roller pair that receives and conveys a sheet conveyed by a first conveying roller pair; a first folding roller pair that forms a first fold on the sheet; and a first rotation unit capable of rotating the second conveying roller pair and the first folding roller pair. One roller of the second conveying roller pair and one roller of the first folding roller pair are a common roller shared therebetween. The second conveying roller pair causes the sheet to be deflected and guided to the first folding roller pair, and the first folding roller pair forms the first fold on the deflected sheet by rotating the first rotation unit in a certain direction in a state in which the sheet is held by the first conveying roller pair and the second conveying roller pair.