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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2009
Applicants:
Katsuya Sasahara, Shizuoka-Ken, JP;
Shinichiro Mano, Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Inventors:
Katsuya Sasahara, Shizuoka-Ken, JP;
Shinichiro Mano, Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31F 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sheet folding apparatus includes a fold unit which folds a center of a sheet bundle to form a fold line, and a reinforce roller which moves along the fold line while applying pressure to the fold line to reinforce the fold line. The reinforce roller includes plural sub-rollers which are concentrically coupled to each other in a rotation axis direction, and the respective sub-rollers apply different pressures to the fold line.