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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuaki Hirai, Kitasouma-gun, JP;
Masaaki Sato, Abiko, JP;
Katsuhito Kato, Toride, JP;
Koji Fukuyama, Kashiwa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has an image forming section for forming images on sheets, including a sheet processing apparatus disposed to be piled up with a sheet conveying section and the image forming section in a housing of the image forming apparatus. The sheet processing apparatus aligns and binds sheets on which images are formed.