Patent ID: 9329555
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: B65H,G03G

Claim Text:
1. A sheet processing apparatus which performs a punching process for a sheet, comprising: a sheet conveyance route in which a sheet is conveyed; a branched conveyance route which branches from the sheet conveyance route at a branch point; a loading unit in which a sheet conveyed from the sheet conveyance route is loaded, the loading unit being arranged downstream of the branch point in a conveyance direction; a sheet conveyance section which is able to convey a sheet in the conveyance direction and in a direction opposite to the conveyance direction, the sheet conveyance section conveying a sheet which has passed through the branch point, in the opposite direction, and carrying the sheet into the branched conveyance route; a punching apparatus which performs a punching process for a sheet which has been carried into the branched conveyance route; and a processing section which performs a binding process on a sheet which has been carried into the branched conveyance route.