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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2010
Hiroyuki Taki, Shizuoka, JP;
Mikio Yamamoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinichiro Mano, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiaki Oshiro, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroyuki Taki, Shizuoka, JP;
Mikio Yamamoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinichiro Mano, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiaki Oshiro, Shizuoka, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet finishing apparatus includes an inlet roller to receive a sheet conveyed from an image forming apparatus, a sheet introduction unit to guide the sheet received by the inlet roller to a finishing unit, a sheet ejection unit to guide the sheet performed to a post process by the finishing unit to an ejection port and to eject from the ejection port, a paper storage tray to receive the ejected sheet, a drive unit including a plurality of motors to drive respective devices, and a control unit to control operations of the plurality of motors. In a trial operation of the sheet finishing apparatus, the control unit controls the plurality of motors, and first drives a motor with a sound pressure level less than a previously set reference level.