Patent ID: 7673868

Claim:
A sheet processing system comprising: a sheet output device which outputs a sheet, the sheet output device includes a first conveying path in which a sheet is conveyed from upstream in a sheet conveyance direction of the sheet output device to downstream, and an output path, different from the first conveying path, in which a sheet is outputted to an adjoining device of the sheet output device; and a sheet post-processing device which applies post-processing to the sheet, the sheet post-processing device includes a second conveying path in which a sheet is conveyed from upstream in the sheet conveyance direction of the sheet post-processing device to downstream, and a receiving path, different from the second conveying path, in which a sheet is received from an adjoining device of the sheet post-processing device, wherein, when the sheet output device and the sheet post-processing device are juxtaposed to each other, a primary sheet conveyance path is formed by connecting the first conveying path and the second conveying path, and a secondary sheet conveyance path is formed by connecting the output path and the receiving path.