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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2023
Canon Finetech Nisca Inc., Saitama, JP;
Mamoru Kubo, Yamanashi, JP;
Toshiyuki Katsumata, Yamanashi, JP;
Takuma Kobayashi, Yamanashi, JP;
Yusuke Mitsui, Yamanashi, JP;
Koji Kanda, Yamanashi, JP;
Canon Finetech Nisca Inc., Saitama, JP;
Abstract
In a case where a binding unit performs a binding process at the corner portion on a first end side in a width direction of the sheet in the second posture, an abutment operation of conveying the sheet and abutting the downstream end edge of the sheet in a conveyance direction against the abutment portion, and a shift operation of moving the sheet to a position where the sheet does not contact a back side surface of the binding unit when the binding unit is in the second posture, on a second end side in the width direction with respect to a position of the sheet conveyed to the placement portion are performed. Then a movable turning unit turns the binding unit from a first posture to the second posture, and the binding process is performed by the binding unit in the second posture.