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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
May. 19, 2023
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Ryuji Sato, Toyokawa, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A post-processing apparatus includes a movable portion and an opposing portion that are arranged to be opposite to each other with a conveyance path through which a sheet is conveyed interposed between the movable portion and the opposing portion, and a restricting member that has a holding surface including an abutment surface against which a sheet abuts, is capable of changing a posture between a first posture in which the holding surface closes the conveyance path and a second posture in which a clearance is formed in at least part of the conveyance path and is attached to a side where the opposing portion is located with respect to the conveyance path, wherein the movable portion processes a sheet positioned at the abutment surface by the restricting member having the first posture by moving toward the opposing portion.
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