Patent ID: 7354034
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: B42C,B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A sheet processing apparatus comprising: a processing tray which stacks sheets to process the sheets; a buffer unit which holds a sheet supplied while the sheets are processed on said processing tray; a sheet stacker which stacks a sheet bundle after the sheets are processed; and a sheet discharging rotary member which conveys the sheet bundle stacked on said processing tray to said sheet stacker, wherein said sheet discharging rotary member conveys the sheet bundle stacked on said processing tray and the sheet held by the buffer unit together so that the sheet bundle stacked on said processing tray precedes the sheet held by the buffer unit, wherein after the sheet bundle is stacked on the sheet stacker, said sheet discharging rotary member conveys the sheet held by the buffer unit to said processing tray.