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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takehiro Yamakawa, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Shinya Sasamoto, Nirasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Nisca Corporation, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/26 ;
Abstract
An apparatus prevents unwanted stop caused by erroneous detection of a sheet when the sheet bends during a sheet bundle alignment or stapling. The apparatus includes a control device for ignoring a sheet presence detection result by a sensor lever and a sheet presence sensor when aligning by a paddle and an alignment plate or binding by a staple unit.