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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2011
Hiroharu Tsuji, Numazu, JP;
Masayoshi Fukatsu, Suntou-gun, JP;
Junichi Sekiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Tomooku Koyama, Suntou-gun, JP;
Masatoshi Yoshida, Suntou-gun, JP;
Hiroharu Tsuji, Numazu, JP;
Masayoshi Fukatsu, Suntou-gun, JP;
Junichi Sekiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Tomooku Koyama, Suntou-gun, JP;
Masatoshi Yoshida, Suntou-gun, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
With representative configurations of the sheet processing apparatus and the image forming apparatus according to the present invention, the sheet processing apparatus which includes an intermediate stacking portion in which a sheet is temporarily placed, an aligning portion which supports a part of a lower surface of the sheet stacked in the intermediate stacking portion and which presses a lateral surface end portion of a sheet width direction to align the sheet, and a stapler which processes the sheet aligned by the aligning portion, includes a sheet supporting member which can support the lower surface of the sheet conveyed while sheet stacked in the intermediate stacking portion is processed and a sheet discharging member which presses the rear end of the sheet processed by the stapler and discharges the sheet to the stack tray.