Patent ID: 7569011
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet; a curling unit that curls the sheet on which the image is formed; a sheet folding unit that performs a folding process for the sheet on which the image is formed; and a control unit that controls an operation of the curling unit and the sheet folding unit so that the sheet on which the image is formed is substantially curled in a first direction to be folded, wherein the sheet folding unit z-folds the sheet on which the image is formed as the folding process, and the control unit is configured to control the curling unit to curl a first sheet in the first direction when performing a mixed job in which the first sheet is not subjected to the folding process and at least one of following sheets is subjected to the folding process.