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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2007
Wataru Kawata, Kashiwa, JP;
Masahiko Yokota, Abiko, JP;
Hideaki Kosasa, Abiko, JP;
Akihiro Shimizu, Kashiwa, JP;
Shoji Takeda, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiro Tomono, Toride, JP;
Ryuichi Kojima, Toride, JP;
Wataru Kawata, Kashiwa, JP;
Masahiko Yokota, Abiko, JP;
Hideaki Kosasa, Abiko, JP;
Akihiro Shimizu, Kashiwa, JP;
Shoji Takeda, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiro Tomono, Toride, JP;
Ryuichi Kojima, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet processing apparatus configured to bind a sheet bundle includes a folding portion configured to fold the sheet bundle, a sheet processing portion provided upstream of the folding portion and configured to form a groove at a fold position of at least one sheet of the sheet bundle, and a controller configured to control an operation of the sheet processing portion. The controller controls an operation of the sheet processing portion such that a width of a groove formed on a sheet located on an outer side of the folded sheet bundle is larger than that of a groove formed on a sheet located on an inner side of the folded sheet bundle.