Patent ID: 7374160
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A sheet processing apparatus which stacks sheets sequentially fed one by one, binds a center of a plurality of stacked sheets, and folds the thus-bound set of sheets in half, the apparatus comprising: a stapler which binds the center of the plurality of stacked sheets; a sheet folding mechanism which folds the set of sheets bound by the stapler in half; a sheet number recognizing portion which recognizes a number of sheets forming the set of sheets; a sheet transport mechanism which transports the set of sheets bound by the stapler to a position where a center of the set of sheets is folded by the sheet folding mechanism; a sheet transfer control portion which transports the set of sheets by a transport distance determined according to the number of sheets forming the set of sheets, which is recognized by the sheet number recognizing portion: and wherein the sheet transfer control portion includes a transport distance determination table in which the number of sheets forming the set of sheets is associated with a transport distance by which the sheet transport mechanism transports the set of sheets.