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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2007
Ichiro Ichihashi, Aichi, JP;
Masahiro Tamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Shuuya Nagasako, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Maeda, Aichi, JP;
Tomoichi Nomura, Aichi, JP;
Makoto Hidaka, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Hattori, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Kunieda, Tokyo, JP;
Shohichi Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Ichiro Ichihashi, Aichi, JP;
Masahiro Tamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Shuuya Nagasako, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Maeda, Aichi, JP;
Tomoichi Nomura, Aichi, JP;
Makoto Hidaka, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Hattori, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Kunieda, Tokyo, JP;
Shohichi Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet processing device includes a stapling tray, a rear-end clamp, and a stapler that staples sheets while the rear-end clamp is clamping the sheets. In response to a start signal, the stapler moves to a position where the stapler does not interfere the rear-end clamp while being closest to a stapling position. When the last sheet of a sheet bundle to be stapled is conveyed into the stapling tray, timing at which the stapler moves to the stapling position is determined according to a preset condition.