Patent ID: 6374077
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: B42C,B65H,G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus having an image forming section for forming images on sheets, comprising:a sheet processing apparatus disposed to be piled up with a sheet conveying section and the image forming section in a housing of the image forming apparatus for performing aligning and binding of sheets on which images are formed; wherein the sheet processing apparatus includes: a processing tray for collecting sheets on which images are formed; bundle conveying means for conveying a sheet bundle on the processing tray; a reference member serving as a mounting reference for ends of sheets in a feeding direction of the sheets mounted on the processing tray; aligning means for aligning the sheets placed on the processing tray in a direction perpendicular to the sheet feeding direction; binding means for binding the sheets on the processing tray; an auxiliary tray placed on a downstream side of the processing tray for supporting the ends of the sheets in the feeding direction of the sheets mounted on the processing tray; and auxiliary bundle conveying means for conveying the sheet bundle on the auxiliary tray.