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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2008
Tsuyoshi Mizubata, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiko Kiryu, Tokyo, JP;
Mikihiro Yamakawa, Saitama, JP;
Tsutomu Anezaki, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Niizuma, Tokyo, JP;
Ryohei Sunayama, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Mizubata, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiko Kiryu, Tokyo, JP;
Mikihiro Yamakawa, Saitama, JP;
Tsutomu Anezaki, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Niizuma, Tokyo, JP;
Ryohei Sunayama, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet folding apparatus including: a conveyance device having a first pair of rollers for nipping and conveying a paper sheet; a folding device disposed downstream of the conveyance device in a paper sheet conveyance direction, the folding device having a second pair of rollers for nipping and conveying the paper sheet, wherein the conveyance device conveys the paper sheet to the folding device by making the paper sheet bent toward the folding device, and the folding device conveys the bent paper sheet to fold the paper sheet; and a folding assist member for pushing the paper sheet so that the paper sheet moves toward the folding device, the folding assist member being pivotally arranged to be capable of rotating downstream of the conveyance device in the conveyance direction.