Patent ID: 7976004
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A finishing apparatus comprising: an output unit that outputs a recorded sheet on which an image is recorded; a sheet stacker that receives the recorded sheet from the output unit and on which the recorded sheet is stacked; a reference surface against which the recorded sheet on the sheet stacker is aligned; a binding unit that binds a bundle of the recorded sheets aligned against the reference surface; a sheet pressing member that presses an end portion of the recorded sheet toward the sheet stacker, the end portion being closer to the reference surface; a first moving and pressing unit that moves the recorded sheet toward the reference surface while the sheet pressing member presses the end portion of the recorded sheet, the end portion being closer to the reference surface; and a second moving and pressing unit that is movable, and that is in a first position while the output unit is outputting the recorded sheet and is in a second position while the recorded sheet is being moved toward the reference surface after output of the recorded sheet.