Patent ID: 7850160
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: B42C,B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A sheet processing apparatus, comprising: a booklet making section for making a booklet by covering a sheet bundle comprising a plurality of sheets with a cover in a U-shape; a fold-line forming section for forming fold-lines on a coversheet, which covers the booklet made by the booklet making section, the fold-line forming section comprising: a coversheet conveyance section for conveying the coversheet; a measurement section for measuring a thickness of the sheet bundle; and a control section for controlling operations of the coversheet conveyance section and the fold-line forming section to determine folding positions on the coversheet and form the fold-lines at the folding positions, wherein the folding positions are determined based on size information of the coversheet, size information of a sheet of the sheet bundle, and thickness information of the sheet bundle measured by the measurement section, and wherein the fold-line forming section is adapted to perform center-folding, three-folding, and four-folding of a sheet.