Patent ID: 8413979
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: B42B,B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A recording medium post-processing apparatus comprising: a recording medium stacking member onto which a plurality of recording media are stacked to form a stacked area; a first binding member that moves to an inside of the stacked area after the recording media are stacked on the recording medium stacking member, binds the recording media by deforming the recording media after moving to the inside of the stacked area, and moves to an outside of the stacked area after binding the recording media; a guiding member disposed between the first binding member and the recording media and fixed to the first binding member, the guiding member guiding the recording media so that a gap between the recording media and the first binding member is maintained when the first binding member moves around the inside of the stacked area; and a controller which automatically controls the first binding member to move inside of the stacked area to bind the recording media and bind the recording media that is stacked, wherein the guiding member has an opening that surrounds an area in which the first binding member operates to deform the recording media, and a part of the opening is narrowed in a moving direction of the first binding member.