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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2024
Canon Finetech Nisca Inc., Saitama, JP;
Canon Finetech Nisca Inc., Saitama, JP;
Abstract
A pair of conveyance rollers conveys a sheet in a first conveyance direction. A sheet dropping portion includes a pivot center, is provided to extend upstream in the first conveyance direction from the pivot center. The sheet dropping portion drops the sheet onto a placement portion by moving from an upper position toward a lower position about the pivot center. A stapleless binding unit includes a sheet receiving portion and performs a binding process without using a staple on a sheet bundle placed on the placement portion and received by a sheet receiving portion. A guiding portion is provided on the sheet dropping portion and passes the sheet onto the sheet receiving portion in a case where the sheet abuts against the guiding portion in a state in which the sheet dropping portion is at a guiding position below the upper position.