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Granted Patent B2
US 11,235,943 · App. 17/060,997 · Granted Feb 1, 2022

Post-processing apparatus and image forming system

Inventors: Kazue Sugiyama (Kanagawa, JP); Yoshiaki Hanyu (Kanagawa, JP); Yoshikazu Ikeda (Kanagawa, JP); Takaaki Saruki (Kanagawa, JP); Kota Miyamoto (Kanagawa, JP); Kenichi Uchida (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
B65H37/06B65H29/70
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Patent No.
US 11,235,943
App. No.
17/060,997
Granted
Feb 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A post-processing apparatus includes memory and a processor configured to control a curving device that curves a sheet, which is transported to the curving device, by pressing the sheet, control folding processing that is performed on a sheet curved by the curving device, and control, when folding processing is performed such that two ends of a sheet in a transport direction of the sheet face outward in opposite directions after the folding processing has been performed on the sheet, the curving device so as to curve the sheet in plural directions with respect to a transport surface.

Claims (52)

1. A post-processing apparatus comprising:

memory; and

a processor configured to

control a curving device that curves a sheet, which is transported to the curving device, by pressing the sheet,

control folding processing that is performed on the sheet curved by the curving device, and

control, when folding processing is performed such that two ends of the sheet in a transport direction of the sheet face outward in opposite directions after the folding processing has been performed on the sheet, the curving device so as to curve the sheet in a plurality of directions with respect to a transport surface.

2. The post-processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to the curving device so as to curve the sheet, which is transported to the curving device, such that a leading end and a trailing end of the sheet in the transport direction of the sheet are curved in different directions.

3. The post-processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the folding processing for folding the sheet such that the two ends of the sheet in the transport direction of the sheet face outward in opposite directions is folding processing for performing Z fold on a transport surface of the sheet.

4. The post-processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein the processor is configured to control the curving device so as to curve a single sheet in a plurality of directions with respect to a transport surface of the single sheet by switching, while the single sheet is being transported, a pressing force that is applied by a first pressing roller and that causes one of two surfaces of the single sheet to be curved in a convex manner and a pressing force that is applied by a second pressing roller and that causes the one surface of the single sheet to be curved in a recessed manner.

5. The post-processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein the processor is configured to control the curving device so as to curve a single sheet in a plurality of directions with respect to a transport surface of the single sheet by switching, while the single sheet is being transported, between a pressing force that is applied by a first pressing roller to one of two surfaces of the single sheet and a pressing force that is applied by a second pressing roller to another one of the two surfaces of the single sheet.

6. The post-processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the processor is configured to control the curving device so as to curve a single sheet in a plurality of directions with respect to a transport surface of the single sheet by switching, while the single sheet is being transported, a pressing force that is applied by a first pressing roller and that causes one of two surfaces of the single sheet to be curved in a convex manner and a pressing force that is applied by a second pressing roller and that causes the one surface of the single sheet to be curved in a recessed manner.

7. The post-processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the processor is configured to control the curving device so as to curve a single sheet in a plurality of directions with respect to a transport surface of the single sheet by switching, while the single sheet is being transported, between a pressing force that is applied by a first pressing roller to one of two surfaces of the single sheet and a pressing force that is applied by a second pressing roller to another one of the two surfaces of the single sheet.

8. The post-processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to the curving device so as to curve the sheet, which is transported to the curving device, such that the sheet is S-shaped when viewed in cross-section in the transport direction of the sheet.

9. The post-processing apparatus according to claim 8 ,

wherein the folding processing for folding the sheet such that the two ends of the sheet in the transport direction of the sheet face outward in opposite directions is folding processing for performing Z fold on a transport surface of the sheet.

10. The post-processing apparatus according to claim 9 ,

wherein the processor is configured to control the curving device so as to curve a single sheet in a plurality of directions with respect to a transport surface of the single sheet by switching, while the single sheet is being transported, a pressing force that is applied by a first pressing roller and that causes one of two surfaces of the single sheet to be curved in a convex manner and a pressing force that is applied by a second pressing roller and that causes the one surface of the single sheet to be curved in a recessed manner.

11. The post-processing apparatus according to claim 9 ,

wherein the processor is configured to control the curving device so as to curve a single sheet in a plurality of directions with respect to a transport surface of the single sheet by switching, while the single sheet is being transported, between a pressing force that is applied by a first pressing roller to one of two surfaces of the single sheet and a pressing force that is applied by a second pressing roller to another one of the two surfaces of the single sheet.

12. The post-processing apparatus according to claim 8 ,

wherein the processor is configured to control the curving device so as to curve a single sheet in a plurality of directions with respect to a transport surface of the single sheet by switching, while the single sheet is being transported, a pressing force that is applied by a first pressing roller and that causes one of two surfaces of the single sheet to be curved in a convex manner and a pressing force that is applied by a second pressing roller and that causes the one surface of the single sheet to be curved in a recessed manner.

13. The post-processing apparatus according to claim 8 ,

wherein the processor is configured to control the curving device so as to curve a single sheet in a plurality of directions with respect to a transport surface of the single sheet by switching, while the single sheet is being transported, between a pressing force that is applied by a first pressing roller to one of two surfaces of the single sheet and a pressing force that is applied by a second pressing roller to another one of the two surfaces of the single sheet.

14. The post-processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the folding processing for folding the sheet such that the two ends of the sheet in the transport direction of the sheet face outward in opposite directions is folding processing for performing Z fold on a transport surface of the sheet.

15. The post-processing apparatus according to claim 14 ,

wherein the processor is configured to control the curving device so as to curve a single sheet in a plurality of directions with respect to a transport surface of the single sheet by switching, while the single sheet is being transported, a pressing force that is applied by a first pressing roller and that causes one of two surfaces of the single sheet to be curved in a convex manner and a pressing force that is applied by a second pressing roller and that causes the one surface of the single sheet to be curved in a recessed manner.

16. The post-processing apparatus according to claim 14 ,

wherein the processor is configured to control the curving device so as to curve a single sheet in a plurality of directions with respect to a transport surface of the single sheet by switching, while the single sheet is being transported, between a pressing force that is applied by a first pressing roller to one of two surfaces of the single sheet and a pressing force that is applied by a second pressing roller to another one of the two surfaces of the single sheet.

17. The post-processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to control the curving device so as to curve a single sheet in a plurality of directions with respect to a transport surface of the single sheet by switching, while the single sheet is being transported, a pressing force that is applied by a first pressing roller and that causes one of two surfaces of the single sheet to be curved in a convex manner and a pressing force that is applied by a second pressing roller and that causes the one surface of the single sheet to be curved in a recessed manner.

18. The post-processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to control the curving device so as to curve a single sheet in a plurality of directions with respect to a transport surface of the single sheet by switching, while the single sheet is being transported, between a pressing force that is applied by a first pressing roller to one of two surfaces of the single sheet and a pressing force that is applied by a second pressing roller to another one of the two surfaces of the single sheet.

19. An image forming system comprising:

memory; and

a processor configured to

perform control in such a manner that an image forming apparatus forms an image on a sheet,

control a curving device that curves the sheet, which is transported to the curving device after the image has been formed on the sheet, by pressing the sheet,

control folding processing that is performed on the sheet curved by the curving device, and

control, when folding processing is performed such that two ends of the sheet in a transport direction of the sheet face outward in opposite directions after the folding processing has been performed on the sheet, the curving device so as to curve the sheet in a plurality of directions with respect to a transport surface.

20. A post-processing apparatus comprising:

memory means; and

means for controlling a curving device that curves a sheet, which is transported to the curving device, by pressing the sheet,

means for controlling folding processing that is performed on the sheet curved by the curving device, and

means for controlling, when folding processing is performed such that two ends of the sheet in a transport direction of the sheet face outward in opposite directions after the folding processing has been performed on the sheet, the curving device so as to curve the sheet in a plurality of directions with respect to a transport surface.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056078/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2020
From: SUGIYAMA, KAZUE; HANYU, YOSHIAKI; IKEDA, YOSHIKAZU; SARUKI, TAKAAKI; MIYAMOTO, KOTA; UCHIDA, KENICHI
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053953/0233 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-034921 · Mar 2, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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