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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1997
Yoshifumi Takehara, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet post-processing apparatus includes at least one sheet receiving bin for receiving sheets. A sheet discharger discharges sheets into the sheet receiving bins and a post-processor post-processes the sheets stored in the sheet receiving bins. A support supports the sheet discharger, for movement between a first location at a discharging location for discharging the sheets into the sheet receiving bins and a second location at a retracted position away from the first location. A moving device moves the sheet discharging means from the first location to the second location when relative movement is imparted between the sheets and the post-processor so that the post-processor is activated at a predetermined location along the edges of the sheets in the sheet receiving bins.