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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2013
Ryuji Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Shingo Matsushita, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuhiro Kosuge, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuusuke Shibasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihiro Musha, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Morinaga, Tokyo, JP;
Ikuhisa Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Nagayasu Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirotaka Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryuji Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Shingo Matsushita, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuhiro Kosuge, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuusuke Shibasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihiro Musha, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Morinaga, Tokyo, JP;
Ikuhisa Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Nagayasu Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirotaka Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to an aspect of an embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus includes: a conveying unit configured to convey sheets; a stacking unit configured to stack the conveyed sheets to form a sheet stack; and a binding unit configured to include a pair of toothed jaw and bind the sheet stack by pressing the sheet stack between the pair of toothed jaw, wherein at least one portion of edges of the toothed jaw is rounded.