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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuyuki Kubota, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Hideki Mimura, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Nisca Corporation, Minamikoma-gun, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
270 5802 ; 270 5804 ; 270 5807 ; 270 5808 ; 270 5814 ; 271186 ;
Abstract
A post-processing apparatus for detecting the leading or trailing edges, turning over at a turn-over route, stapling, punching, or otherwise finishing sheets sequentially discharged from an image forming machine. The sheet post-processing apparatus is capable of consistently binding or punching holes for filing stacks of sheets at a predetermined side of the stack regardless of the side onto which an image is formed.