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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2006
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 for performing preselected processing with a sheet or a sheet stack conveyed thereto of the present invention includes a cutter unit configured to cut the sheet or the sheet stack in a direction perpendicular to a direction of sheet conveyance. A guide member is positioned upstream of the cutter unit in the direction of sheet conveyance for guiding the sheet or the sheet stack being conveyed. A moving device moves the guide member in a direction parallel to the direction of sheet conveyance.