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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2009
Yasunobu Ohkawa, Nara, JP;
Yasunobu Ohkawa, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a post-processing apparatus that can handle recording sheets set to be stapled and recording sheets not set to be stapled in a single job and reliably prevent post-processed recording sheets from falling off a tray. The post-processing apparatus includes a post-processing sectionthat performs stapling processing based on an input condition and two traysandon which processed recording sheets are loaded. The input condition includes mixed-processing information about first processing that involves stapling processing and second processing that does not involve stapling processing. The control sectionperforms the first processing and second processing on the recording sheets in a single job based on the mixed-processing information. The control sectionloads the recording sheets subjected to the first processing and recording sheets subjected to the second processing onto different traysand