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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2005
Junichi Tokita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Iida, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Naohiro Kikkawa, Tokyo, JP;
Shingo Matsushita, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromoto Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Tokita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Iida, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Naohiro Kikkawa, Tokyo, JP;
Shingo Matsushita, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromoto Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A paper perforating apparatus which can securely prevent a paper end portion from being caught in a punch hole, without having an assist member, such as mylar, in a paper finisher which comprises a perforating device capable of moving in a direction perpendicular to the paper conveyance direction, the paper perforating apparatus, comprising: a paper conveyance device for conveying a paper; a perforating device for perforating the paper; a paper end portion detecting device for detecting an end portion parallel to the conveyance direction of the paper; and a device for moving the perforating device in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction, wherein the paper perforating apparatus offsets a standby position of the perforating device, which is in the direction perpendicular to the paper conveyance direction, from a position in which holes are punched out on the paper by a predetermined distance, and the perforating device starts operation of perforation preparation from the standby position after being passed by a front end of the paper.