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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2020
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Takayuki Okumura, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and a post-processing device. The image forming apparatus includes a scanner reading image data from a sheet, an image forming part forming an image on the sheet, and a sheet ejecting part ejecting the sheet after forming the image. The post-processing device includes a post-processing conveying path, and a stapling part. The post-processing conveying path introduces the sheet from the sheet ejecting part and conveys the sheet. The stapling part collects sheets conveyed on the post-processing conveying path for each predetermined number of sheets and executes staple processing to the sheets. The image forming apparatus or the post-processing device includes a size deciding part deciding a sheet size based on the image data. The post-processing device includes a staple controlling part determining a binding position for the staple processing on the basis of the sheet size.