Patent ID: 8702087
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: B42B,B42C,B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A sheet reception control method comprising: receiving a sheet in a sheet reception unit; determining whether an impact damage to the sheet occurs due to an alignment unit configured to align the sheet in a conveying direction of the sheet, a trailing edge of the sheet in the conveying direction coming into contact with the alignment unit; moving the alignment unit in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction; and moving the alignment unit along the sheet reception unit in the conveying direction from a second position to a first position on the basis of a result of the determining, wherein the first position is for aligning and binding sheets and the second position is located above the first position in the sheet reception unit, and the first position and the second position are set for the alignment unit as receiving positions at which the sheet is received from the sheet reception unit.