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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
May. 19, 2005
Tetsuo Hirata, Hachioji, JP;
Motoki Nakamichi, Hachioji, JP;
Norishige Kato, Hachioji, JP;
Takehiro Ogushi, Hachioji, JP;
Yasushi Saitsu, Hachioji, JP;
Tetsuo Hirata, Hachioji, JP;
Motoki Nakamichi, Hachioji, JP;
Norishige Kato, Hachioji, JP;
Takehiro Ogushi, Hachioji, JP;
Yasushi Saitsu, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet finisher includes a sheet stacker for stacking sheets conveyed from an image forming apparatus to form a sheet bundle and a binding device for binding the sheet bundle with a staple, further includes a center folding device for center folding sheets conveyed from the image forming apparatus, a first conveying device for conveying sheets conveyed from the image forming apparatus to the sheet stacker without passing through the center folding device, and a second conveying device for conveying the sheets to the sheet stacker via the center folding device.