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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2021
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Koji Murata, Osaka, JP;
Tadahisa Kishimoto, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A sheet folding device includes a folding rollers pair, a folding blade and a sheet guide. The folding rollers pair causes a sheet to pass through a first nip area to fold the sheet. The folding blade includes a blade portion and a pair of arm portions. The blade portion is selectively disposed in a folding position where the blade portion pushes a folded portion of the sheet into the first nip area and in a retracting position where the blade portion is retracted from the folding position. The pair of arm portions couples both end portions of the blade portion with the pivot shaft. The sheet guide can be passed between the pair of arm portions. Between the blade portion and the sheet guide, a retreating path in which a part of the sheet is retreated when the folded portion is pushed into the first nip area.