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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
May. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroki Honmochi, Tokyo, JP;
Seiichiro Adachi, Abiko, JP;
Mitsushige Murata, Abiko, JP;
Kazunori Sasa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 2/700 ; G03B 2/732 ; G03B 2/752 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 2/700 ; G03B 2/732 ; G03B 2/752 ;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus that folds plural sheets in folio, an image forming unit forms images an a recording area on the sheets and forms a margin between the recording area and another forming area. A projecting unit folds the sheets upon nipping the sheets between two rollers by projecting between the two rollers so as to nip a part of the sheets where the margin is formed at first. The projecting unit projects to the margin of prescribed width of images formed at an image forming apparatus body to fold the plural sheets.