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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2002
Yoshimi Mizuta, Chiba, JP;
Toshimasa Suzuki, Chiba, JP;
Masaaki Inoo, Tokyo, JP;
Daisaku Kamiya, Chiba, JP;
Hiromichi Tsujino, Ibaraki, JP;
Junichi Moteki, Chiba, JP;
Shunsuke Nishimura, Ibaraki, JP;
Yoshimi Mizuta, Chiba, JP;
Toshimasa Suzuki, Chiba, JP;
Masaaki Inoo, Tokyo, JP;
Daisaku Kamiya, Chiba, JP;
Hiromichi Tsujino, Ibaraki, JP;
Junichi Moteki, Chiba, JP;
Shunsuke Nishimura, Ibaraki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet treating apparatus for treating a sheet having an image formed thereon includes a pair of transport rollers for transporting the sheet in a substantially vertical direction, a sheet post-treating portion having an intermediate treatment tray, provided to execute post-treatment, such as sheet stitching and punching, while holding the sheet in a substantially vertical state, and a sheet delivery portion arranged above the sheet post-treating portion. The sheet delivery portion delivers the sheet, which is vertically-transported from the sheet post-treating portion, and stacks the sheet. The sheet treating apparatus may be included in an image forming apparatus.