Patent ID: 8941702
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An erasing apparatus, comprising: a paper feed tray configured to feed a sheet; a reading unit configured to read an image on the sheet; an erasing unit configured to erase the image on the sheet; a cutting apparatus configured to cut the sheet allowed to be cut; a reject box configured to accumulate the sheet which is judged to be not-reusable; a control unit configured to judge the category of the sheet based on the output of the reading unit and change the conveyance destination of the sheet according to the category of the sheet; and an operation unit configured to input and output information, wherein the control unit displays such a content that the sheet is a confidential document on the operation unit in a condition that the category of the sheet is judged to be the confidential document based on the output of the reading unit, and cuts the sheet by the cutting apparatus after the allowance of the cutting is input.