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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2024
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Tadahisa Kishimoto, Osaka, JP;
Satoru Yonemoto, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a post-processing main unit and an expansion unit. The expansion unit, into which a sheet having passed through the post-processing main unit is introduced, is removably mounted on the post-processing main unit. The post-processing main unit includes a switching guide that switches the conveyance direction of the sheet between a first direction leading to a main-unit discharge tray and a second direction leading to the expansion unit. The expansion unit includes a guide contact member that, when the expansion unit is mounted on the post-processing main unit, makes contact with the switching guide to switch the switching guide to a position for the second direction.