Patent ID: 6406013
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: B42C,B65H

Abstract:
A sheet post-processing device, comprising:a feed-in opening through which sheets of paper fed out of an image forming device are supplied; a post-processing tray on which the sheets of paper are stacked; a post-processing section for applying a post-processing operation to the sheets of paper stacked on said post-processing tray, wherein said feed-in opening is positioned not higher than a position of an upper edge of said post-processing tray and not lower than a position of a lower edge of said post-processing tray, said post-processing tray is equipped with a sheet supporting member on which the sheets of paper are carried, said sheet supporting member being provided on a surface of said post-processing tray on a side opposite to a feed-in opening side, and further comprising a detour transport path through which the sheets of paper supplied through said feed-in opening are transported to said sheet supporting member by going around the upper edge or the lower edge of said post-processing tray.