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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tadashi Kobayashi, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B 0/126 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B 0/126 ;
Abstract
A finisher includes a folding device which folds a sheet having an image formed surface, a reversing mechanism which reverses the sheet, and a conveying path for conveying the sheet bypassing the reversing mechanism. The finisher decides whether to pass the sheet through the reversing mechanism based on whether the sheet is to be folded. The finisher adjusts both folded sheets and unfolded sheets in the order of page numbers and staples a sheaf of the sheets easily and accurately, and also utilizes space efficiently and prevents the finisher size from enlarging.