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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2020
Makoto Hidaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Furuhashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Michitaka Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Fumiharu Yoneyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuyoshi Matsuo, Kanagawa, JP;
Koki Sakano, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Kunieda, Tokyo, JP;
Takuya Morinaga, Tokyo, JP;
Yohsuke Haraguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Hidaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Furuhashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Michitaka Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Fumiharu Yoneyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuyoshi Matsuo, Kanagawa, JP;
Koki Sakano, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Kunieda, Tokyo, JP;
Takuya Morinaga, Tokyo, JP;
Yohsuke Haraguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An embodiment of this disclosure provides a folding apparatus configured to stack and fold a designated number of sheets at a time. The folding apparatus includes a conveyor configured to sequentially convey the designated number of sheets, a stacker configured to temporarily store a sheet conveyed by the conveyor to stack the designated number of sheets, a sheet folding device configured to fold the designated number of sheets at a time, and control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to cause the sheet folding device to fold the stored sheet in response to an occurrence of a sheet jam upstream from the stacker in a direction of sheet conveyance, in processing the designated number of sheets.