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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2007
Tsuyoshi Shiokawa, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroyuki Wakabayashi, Hachioji, JP;
Masaaki Uchiyama, Hachioji, JP;
Tsuyoshi Shiokawa, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroyuki Wakabayashi, Hachioji, JP;
Masaaki Uchiyama, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet trimming apparatus including: a trimming section provided with a trimming cutter blade for trimming a sheet bundle; a paper scrap container for storing paper scraps separated from the sheet bundle by the trimming cutter blade; and a paper scrap guide member, which is provided to create a falling space where the paper scraps are made to fall from the trimming section to the paper scrap container, wherein the paper scrap guide member assumes a first state for expanding a gap in the falling space, and a second state for creating an inclined surface for guiding the paper scraps to fall.