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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2024
Canon Finetech Nisca Inc., Saitama, JP;
Mamoru Kubo, Yamanashi, JP;
Kakeru Aoki, Yamanashi, JP;
Canon Finetech Nisca Inc., Saitama, JP;
Abstract
A sheet processing apparatus performs a binding discharge process and a sorting discharge process. In the sorting discharge process, a second operation is repeatedly performed to form an unbound first sheet bundle on the stacking portion, and a third operation is repeatedly performed to form an unbound second sheet bundle on the stacking portion. In the second operation, a sheet conveyed in a first conveyance direction is nipped by a pair of alignment plates without conveying the sheet in a second conveyance direction, and a shift operation of moving a position of the sheet in a shift direction is performed. Then the sheet is discharged to a shift position on the stacking portion. In the third operation, the sheet is discharged to a position displaced from the shift position on the stacking portion without conveying the sheet in the second conveyance direction.