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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2012
Yasuo Fukatsu, Abiko, JP;
Hitoshi Kato, Toride, JP;
Naoki Ishikawa, Kashiwa, JP;
Tomoharu Sato, Abiko, JP;
Yasuo Fukatsu, Abiko, JP;
Hitoshi Kato, Toride, JP;
Naoki Ishikawa, Kashiwa, JP;
Tomoharu Sato, Abiko, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Abstract
A sheet processing apparatus which is capable of enhancing productivity in flattening a fold top of a sheet bundle. The sheet processing apparatus has a conveying unit that conveys a folded sheet bundle to a processing position, and a holding unit that holds the sheet bundle conveyed by the conveying unit. When the folded sheet bundle has been conveyed by a predetermined distance after a leading end of the sheet bundle has been detected and before the sheet bundle reaches a processing position, the holding unit starts holding the sheet bundle, and then the conveying units stops conveyance of the sheet bundle.