Patent ID: 9440479
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: B42C,B42D

Claim Text:
1. A sheet processing apparatus that processes a printed sheet for bookbinding, the sheet processing apparatus comprising: a table on which a sheet is placed when processing the sheet; a positioning member that positions the sheet placed on the table; a cutter that cuts the sheet positioned by the positioning member into a binding margin portion and an image portion; and a taping unit that joins the binding margin portion and the image portion together with a tape in a state in which a gap is formed between the binding margin portion and the image portion, wherein the table includes a first stage that holds the image portion of the sheet by suction and a second stage that holds the binding margin portion of the sheet by suction, and a positional relationship between the first stage and the second stage with respect to a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the cutter cuts the sheet is variable.