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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2008
Hiroyuki Taguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasunobu Terao, Izunokuni, JP;
Shinichiro Mano, Hadano, JP;
Takahiro Kawaguchi, Mishima, JP;
Hiroyuki Taguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasunobu Terao, Izunokuni, JP;
Shinichiro Mano, Hadano, JP;
Takahiro Kawaguchi, Mishima, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet folding apparatus including a sheet supporting member which has an inclined surface to support a stack of sheets, a sheet position adjuster which adjusts a position of the stack of sheets along the inclined surface, a sheet pressing unit which presses the stack of sheets against the inclined surface, a folding unit which folds the stack of sheets pressed by the sheet pressing unit, and a controller which controls the sheet pressing unit to press the stack of sheets on the sheet position adjuster against the inclined surface, and to create a gap between the stack of sheets on the sheet position adjuster and the sheet pressing unit to receive a sheet onto the sheet position adjuster.