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Title:
PAPER SHEET POST-PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2014156334
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper sheet post-processing device in an image forming apparatus, which is simplified in a configuration of paper sheet alignment means to reduce cost.SOLUTION: Paper sheets ejected from a pair of delivery rollers 203 are delivered to a punch stage while back side end faces of the paper sheets are supported by a punch unit and the front side end faces of the paper sheets are supported by a guide tray 205, and the delivered paper sheets are stacked in a bundle. The paper sheets in the bundle are clamped by a clamp 401 revolving in a clamp unit 400, are aligned by abutting rear ends of the paper sheets to a punch part reference fence 207, and are punched by the punch unit. The bundle of paper sheets is moved to a staple stage provided below, from the punch unit while the bundle of paper sheets is clamped by the clamp 401. After moving the bundle of paper sheets, a shift mode for shifting and ejecting the paper sheets, and a staple mode for binding the plurality of paper sheets and ejecting the bound paper sheets, are provided. Turn of the clamp unit 400 and swing of a return roller 402 are driven by the same drive source.

Inventors:
KIKUCHI ATSUSHI
SASAKI KEI
Application Number:
JP2013029121A
Publication Date:
August 28, 2014
Filing Date:
February 18, 2013
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
RICOH CO LTD
International Classes:
B65H31/34; B65H31/26; B65H37/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shuichi Kudo
Toru Kabayama
Shogo Honda