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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Keisuke Oshima, Yokohama, JP;
Naoki Matsui, Hachioji, JP;
Inventors:
Keisuke Oshima, Yokohama, JP;
Naoki Matsui, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 29/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A post-processing apparatus including: a conveyance unit which conveys a sheet, having been carried-in, to a selected conveying destination among a plurality of conveying destinations; a stiffness imparting unit which imparts stiffness to the sheet being conveyed by the conveyance unit; and a control section which controls the stiffness imparting by the stiffness imparting unit, wherein the control section controls whether to impart or not to impart stiffness to the sheet, according to the selected conveying destination.