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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2014
Tomomichi Hoshino, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyoshi Hata, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Sugiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Kikuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Mamoru Kambayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Hidaka, Tokyo, JP;
Shohichi Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Sano, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomomichi Hoshino, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyoshi Hata, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Sugiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Kikuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Mamoru Kambayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Hidaka, Tokyo, JP;
Shohichi Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Sano, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet processing apparatus includes a pressing unit including a first pressing member and a second pressing member. The pressing unit is configured to press a fold in a folded sheet bundle by holding the fold between the first pressing member and the second pressing member. The sheet processing apparatus also includes a moving unit configured to move a pressing position of the pressing unit in a direction of the fold in the sheet bundle; and a position changing unit configured to change relative positions of the first pressing member and the second pressing member in the direction of the fold in the sheet bundle.