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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2024
Canon Finetech Nisca Inc., Saitama, JP;
Junya Nakajima, Yamanashi, JP;
Kakeru Aoki, Yamanashi, JP;
Mamoru Kubo, Yamanashi, JP;
Yusuke Mitsui, Yamanashi, JP;
Canon Finetech Nisca Inc., Saitama, JP;
Abstract
In a binding discharge process, a binding process is performed on a plurality of sheets positioned at a binding position by repeating a process in which, after a conveyed sheet is conveyed in a reverse direction on a placement portion by a second conveyance portion to cause a downstream end of the sheet to abut an abutment portion, the sheet is moved in a shift direction and positioned at the binding position by a first shifting portion, and the plurality of sheets subjected to the binding process are discharged onto the stacking portion by a discharge portion. In a switchbackless shift discharge process, the conveyed sheet is shifted in the shift direction by the first shifting portion by driving a driving portion without conveying the sheet in the reverse direction by the second conveyance portion, and is discharged onto the stacking portion by the discharge portion.