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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2022
Joji Akiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Furuhashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Sho Asano, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshito Suzuki, Chiba, JP;
Shinya Monma, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohsuke Haraguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Nozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Joji Akiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Furuhashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Sho Asano, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshito Suzuki, Chiba, JP;
Shinya Monma, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohsuke Haraguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Nozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet processing apparatus sandwiches a sheet media in a two-ply sheet in which two sheets are overlaid and bonded together at a portion of the two-ply sheet. The sheet processing apparatus includes a fixing device, a tray, and a roller. The fixing device applies heat and pressure to the two-ply sheet. The tray is disposed downstream from the fixing device in a conveyance direction of the two-ply sheet, to stack the two-ply sheet. The roller conveys the two-ply sheet vertically downward toward the tray after the two-ply sheet passes through the fixing device.