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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Akira Tsunoda, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/23 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/6573 (2013.01); G03G 15/234 (2013.01); G03G 15/6523 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00421 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00438 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a post-processing apparatus configured to be coupled to an image forming apparatus or another post-processing apparatus. The post-processing apparatus includes: a post-processing unit that performs post-processing to a sheet that is conveyed; and a standby path arranged on an upstream side or a downstream side of the post-processing unit and capable of holding the sheet. The post-processing unit performs the post-processing in a state in which the sheet is partly in the standby path.