Patent ID: 6276677
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
A sheet bundle folding apparatus comprising:fixed folding member positionally fixed at a predetermined position;a movable folding member separably contactable with said fixed folding member; anda sheet bundle push-in member movable toward an area between said fixed folding member and said movable folding member to push a bundle of sheet into the area between said fixed folding member and said movable folding member;wherein said sheet bundle push-in member is capable of moving in a sheet folding direction along a guide groove via a sliding member,wherein said sheet bundle push-in member is capable of moving also in a retracting direction of said movable folding member by providing an allowance between said sliding member and said guide groove,wherein said sheet bundle push-in member follows a folding position of the bundle of sheet pushed into an area between said fixed folding member and said movable folding member by said sheet bundle push-in member, andwherein said sliding member includes two members provided along the sheet folding direction, and wherein one member of said two members has a width smaller than a width of said guide groove and the other member has a width substantially equal to the width of said guide groove.