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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2021
Yusuke Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Kentaroh Fukami, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Kuriyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuuki Nakagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takato Mochizuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihisa Hioki, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Fukuhara, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryoh Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Kentaroh Fukami, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Kuriyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuuki Nakagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takato Mochizuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihisa Hioki, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Fukuhara, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryoh Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet processing device includes a first conveyance passage, a first conveyor, a second conveyor, a folder, a second conveyance passage, and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to (1) cause the first conveyor and the second conveyor to convey the sheet nipping the sheet to warp the sheet between the first conveyor and the second conveyor, (2) guide the warped sheet to form a first fold on the sheet by the folder and circulate the sheet to the first conveyance passage, (3) cause the first conveyor and the second conveyor to convey the sheet while nipping the sheet again to warp the sheet between the first conveyor and the second conveyor, (4) guide the warped sheet to form a second fold on the sheet by the folder, and (5) cause the second conveyor to convey the sheet with the first fold and the second fold.