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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2003
Kenji Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Tamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromoto Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuuya Nagasako, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Iida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Okada, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihito Andoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Kikkawa, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Tokita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Tamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromoto Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuuya Nagasako, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Iida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Okada, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihito Andoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Kikkawa, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Tokita, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet finisher includes means for cutting a non-folded edge of at least one folded sheet. Means are used for setting a cutting position in accordance with a preselected length of the at least one folded sheet in a direction of sheet conveyance and a sensed length of the at least one folded sheet in the direction of sheet conveyance. An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus having means for forming a toner image on a sheet in accordance with image data, and the sheet finisher.