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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2024
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Takehiko Okada, Osaka, JP;
Yusuke Takano, Osaka, JP;
Keisuke Egawa, Osaka, JP;
Yasunori Ueno, Osaka, JP;
Seiichi Shirasaki, Osaka, JP;
Terumitsu Noso, Osaka, JP;
Takuya Nishimura, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A sheet postprocessing apparatus includes a table configured to receive a plurality of sheets delivered thereto, and inclined downward toward a downstream side in a sheet delivery direction, a leading edge cursor provided on a far side on the table in the delivery direction, and configured to align respective leading edges of the sheets abutted against the leading edge cursor, and a postprocessing device including a stapling device that binds a central portion in the delivery direction, of the sheets stacked on the table, and a center folding device that folds the sheets along the central portion. The table includes an upper face region that allows the sheet to slide thereon, and a plurality of slip sheets of a belt-like shape, each extending on the upper face region along the delivery direction, with a clearance between each other in a width direction orthogonal to the delivery direction.