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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2011
Kenichi Matsuno, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Satoru Matsuki, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Komei Mohara, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Hidetoshi Kinoshita, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Yoshio Kobayashi, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Yuichi Kubota, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Koji Kurakano, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Mamoru Kubo, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Kenichi Matsuno, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Satoru Matsuki, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Komei Mohara, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Hidetoshi Kinoshita, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Yoshio Kobayashi, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Yuichi Kubota, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Koji Kurakano, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Mamoru Kubo, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Nisca Corporation, Minamikoma-Gun, Yamanashi, JP;
Abstract
To provide a post-processing apparatus for enabling a bunch of sheets and a single sheet to be folded in simplified structure, and further enabling the folded sheet and sheets that are not folded to be mixed and bound, the post-processing apparatus has a processing tray to collate and collect sheets to perform binding processing, and a folding processing path having a folding processing section, and a folded sheet carrying-out path for carrying out a folded sheet is provided on the downstream side of the folding processing path. Then, the folded sheet carrying-out path is comprised of a circulating path for guiding the folded sheet again to the folding processing section, a post-processing path for guiding the folded sheet to the processing tray to perform post-processing, and a sheet discharge path for guiding the folded sheet to a storage stacker.