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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2003
Kouki Sato, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Koichi Kitta, Enzan, JP;
Nisca Corporation, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a head portion for driving a staple into a sheet bundle, an anvil portion opposingly arranged to the head portion for receiving and bending the staple driven from the head portion, a feeding device for feeding the sheet bundle between the head portion and the anvil portion, a fixed guide member extending laterally and immovably positioned between the head portion and the anvil portion for guiding the sheet bundle, and an auxiliary guide member disposed on an upstream side of the fixed guide member in a sheet bundle feed direction of the sheet bundle fed by the feeding device. The auxiliary guide member projects from the fixed guide member to lead the sheet bundle to the fixed guide member without touching a leading edge of the sheet bundle fed by the feeding device on an upstream edge of the fixed guide member in the sheet bundle feed direction.