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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2009
Koji Okamoto, Misato, JP;
Ken Obikane, Minamialps, JP;
Jun Kondo, Minamialps, JP;
Canon Finetech Inc., Saitama-Ken, JP;
Nisca Corporation, Yamanashi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a cutting device for cutting a fore-edge portion of a center-folded bunch of sheets disposed in a position spaced from a sheet discharge outlet to eliminate the risk for inflicting a wound on the body of an operator, an end binding device for gathering sheets received from a carry-in entrance and performing binding processing in the end portion of a bunch of sheets, a saddle-stitching device for gathering sheets received from the carry-in entrance and performing binding processing in the center portion of a bunch of sheets, and a center-folding device for performing center-folding processing on the bunch of sheets subjected to the saddle-stitching processing. A cutting device is subjected to the center-folding processing. A second discharge outlet is disposed in the other side face of the apparatus frame to discharge the bunch of sheets subjected to the center-folding processing in the center-folding device.