Patent ID: 6908078
Filing Date: 2005-06-21
Classification: B42C,B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet processing device, comprising: a sheet conveying section that conveys a sheet from an image forming apparatus; a sheet processing section that processes sheets conveyed by said sheet conveying section; and a sheet inserting device disposed between the image forming apparatus and said sheet processing section, and including a sheet accommodating section that accommodates sheets not to be passed through said image forming apparatus, and a paper feed section that feeds the sheets accommodated in said sheet accommodating section to said sheet conveying section in a predetermined order, wherein said sheet conveying section has a sheet standby unit that keeps a predetermined number of sheets from at least one of said image forming apparatus and said sheet inserting device on standby while processing of a preceding sheet bundle at said sheet processing section, and wherein said sheet standby unit comprises stacking means for stacking and keeping the predetermined number of sheets one on top of another in a linear state on standby, and bundle conveying means for conveying said stacked sheet bundle to said sheet processing section after processing of said recording sheet bundle is completed.