Patent ID: 7445203
Filing Date: 2008-11-04
Classification: B42B,B42C,B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A sheet processing apparatus, comprising: a receiver configured to receive sheets; an aligner configured to align the sheets; a stapler configured to staple the aligned sheets; a loading table configured to load the stapled sheets; and a pusher configured to push the stapled sheets from the stapler toward the loading table, wherein the pusher moves (1) from a first position at which the pusher presses against sheets on the loading table to help align the sheets on the loading table, (2)to a second position below the sheets on the loading table, by action of a forward-backward arm, and (3) from the second position to a third position by action of an upward-downward arm, (4) from the third position to a fourth position by action of the forward-backward arm, and (5) back to the first position by action of the upward-downward arm, the moving of the pusher from the third position to the fourth position including pushing the stapled sheets toward the loading table.