Patent ID: 8231120
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: B42C,B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A sheet processing apparatus comprising: a holding portion that nips and holds a booklet, which includes folded sheets, by a pair of holding members opposite to each other; and a pressing portion that enters a gap between the pair of holding members, wherein the pressing portion presses the spine of the held booklet so as to deform the spine of the booklet, wherein the pressing portion has a plurality of pressing members, each having a different thickness in a thickness direction of the booklet, and a selected pressing member among the plurality of pressing members, which is capable of entering the gap between the pair of holding members and which has a thickness closest to a thickness of the booklet which is nipped and held by the pair of holding members, is selected so as to perform the deforming of the spine of the booklet.