Patent ID: 8909126
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A sheet processing apparatus comprising: a folding unit including a folding portion that folds a sheet, the folding unit to perform one of multiple types of folds, in accordance with a fold process command; a sheet storing unit that stores the sheet folded by the folding unit; a post-processing unit that performs a non-fold process on the sheet transported from the folding unit in accordance with a non-fold process command; a path select unit that can route the sheet to the folding portion, and can alternatively route the sheet to the post-processing unit; and a control unit that detects a fold process command and a non-fold process command, and controls the path select unit according to the detecting result, wherein: the control unit controls the path select unit to route the sheet to the post-processing unit and not to the folding portion so that folding is not performed, when there is both a first type of fold process command and a non-fold process command for the sheet, the first type of fold process command and the non-fold process command being impossible to perform on a same sheet by the sheet processing apparatus, and the control unit controls the path select unit to route the sheet to the folding portion so that folding is performed, when there is both a second type of fold process command and a non-fold process command for the sheet, the second type of fold process command and the non-fold process command being possible to perform on the same sheet by the sheet processing apparatus.