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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2005
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromoto Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Kikkawa, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Iida, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Tokita, Kanagawa, JP;
Shingo Matsushita, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Shuuya Nagasako, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromoto Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Kikkawa, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Iida, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Tokita, Kanagawa, JP;
Shingo Matsushita, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Shuuya Nagasako, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet processing apparatus for an image forming apparatus is configured so as to be capable of preventing the misalignment of the end edge of sheets to be scooped and transported from an intermediate tray, and reliably preventing the so-called displacement of end edges in the post-processing steps of sheets as a recording medium with an image formed thereon, and thereby preventing the inferior appearance during binding. A sheet folding apparatus enables a user to easily adjust the misalignment of the fold line of sheets that occurs during actual use, in the middle folding processing steps of sheets as a recording medium with an image formed thereon.