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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2021
Shogo Iwai, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Hiroki Komada, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Shogo Iwai, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Hiroki Komada, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
CANON FINETECH NISCA INC., Misato, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is to provide an image forming system including a sheet folding processing apparatus and a sheet pressing apparatus capable of performing additional folding processing without decreasing productivity. The sheet pressing apparatus of the present invention includes a pressing roller including a pressing surface configured to press a fold line part of a folding processed sheet conveyed from a carry-in port in a thickness direction of the sheet and a guide portion configured to guide the folding processed sheet so that the fold line part is positioned at the pressing surface, a nipping member configured to nip the fold line part between the pressing surface and the nipping member, a first moving unit configured to move the pressing roller to a nipping position at which the fold line part is nipped between the nipping member and the pressing surface of the pressing roller and a retracting position.