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Title:
BOOKLET CONVEYANCE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND BOOKLET CONVEYANCE METHOD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2013014389
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To position a conveyed booklet without misalignment or wrinkles, and to press and fix the booklet without misalignment.

A device includes: first and second conveyance belts that convey the booklet which is a folded bundle of sheets and of which a clearance therebetween is variable; a positioning stopper on which an edge of the booklet conveyed by the first and second conveyance belts abuts to position the booklet; and a pressing guide plate that presses the positioned booklet onto the first conveyance belt to press and fix it. The device receives booklet information (S1), and selects (S2) whether the booklet is pressed and fixed by a conveyance guide surface of the second conveyance belt (S3) or is pressed and fixed by a pressing guide surface of the pressing guide plate (S4), on the basis of the booklet information.


Inventors:
MATSUSHITA SHINGO
SUZUKI NOBUYASU
HIDAKA MAKOTO
SHIN KISEN
SASAKI KEI
NISHIFUJI TAKASHI
TAKESUTE AKIHIRO
SATO SHOICHI
MATSUMOTO KYOMASA
Application Number:
JP2011146419A
Publication Date:
January 24, 2013
Filing Date:
June 30, 2011
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Assignee:
RICOH CO LTD
International Classes:
B65H9/12; B65H5/02; B65H37/06
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kenjiro Take
Akinari Tachibana