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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1998
Hiroki Hommochi, Tokyo, JP;
Seiichiro Adachi, Abiko, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a sheet bundle folding apparatus for folding a bundle of sheets in two, a stick-out plate for sticking the bundle of sheets is adapted to reliably stick the bundle of sheets folded while being held between rollers for folding the bundle of sheets in a folding position therefor. A first folding roller is positionally fixed. A second folding roller is movable toward and away from the first folding roller. The stick-out plate sticks the bundle of sheets and pushes it into between the first and second folding rollers. At this time, the rollers of the stick-out plate roll along a groove. The forward roller is fitted in the groove with a correction allowance above it, and is downwardly biased by a spring. The stick-out plate follows the folding position for the bundle of sheets.