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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2024
Keisuke Sugiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Tamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanobu Kimata, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuusuke Shibasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Asami, Tokyo, JP;
Michitaka Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomomichi Hoshino, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Kei Sasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Sugiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Tamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanobu Kimata, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuusuke Shibasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Asami, Tokyo, JP;
Michitaka Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomomichi Hoshino, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Kei Sasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet processing apparatus includes: a center-folder to perform a center-folding process on a sheet bundle including multiple sheet materials; a back-crimp binder to: form a back portion on the sheet bundle subjected to the center-folding process; and perform a crimp-binding process on the back portion; and a controller configured to: cause the center-folder to perform the center-folding process; and cause the back-crimp binder to perform the crimp-binding process on the back portion while forming the back portion on the sheet bundle in the crimp-binding process.