Patent ID: 7681873
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A sheet processing apparatus comprising: a stapling unit for stapling an inserted sheet member, the stapling unit including a stapler and a lever configured to contact a protrusion, the stapling unit being configured so that lever rotates the stapler as the lever contacts the protrusion; a moving mechanism configured to move the stapling unit in an orthogonal direction to a sheet member conveyance direction; and a single drive source for driving the moving mechanism, wherein the protrusion is in a preset position during a process of moving the stapling unit using the moving mechanism, wherein the protrusion includes a first protrusion for setting the stapling unit in the oblique stapling condition, and a second protrusion for returning the stapling unit to the parallel stapling condition from the oblique stapling condition.