Patent ID: 9477213
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: G03G,G05B

Claim Text:
1. A sheet processing apparatus comprising: a cutter unit configured to cut off a cut area which is part of a sheet conveyed in a sheet conveying direction along a conveying route; and a humidifying unit located on said conveying route in the upstream side of said cutter unit and configured to partially humidify said sheet to selectively humidify said cut area, wherein said humidifying unit selectively humidifies in a sheet width direction perpendicular to the sheet conveying direction, from among the entire area of said sheet, only said cut area or a predetermined area of said sheet including said cut area, and wherein said humidifying unit comprises a pair of rotary members engaged with each other under pressure to form a nip portion therebetween and configured to provide a humidifying liquid for a sheet which is passed between said nip portion, and a supply unit configured to supply said pair of rotary members with said humidifying liquid.