IP Library Granted Patent US 11,851,301
Granted Patent B2
US 11,851,301 · App. 17/826,718 · Granted Dec 26, 2023

Sheet processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image forming system

Inventors: Wataru Nozaki (Kanagawa, JP); Tomohiro Furuhashi (Kanagawa, JP); Yoshito Suzuki (Chiba, JP); Wataru Takahashi (Tokyo, JP); Shinya Monma (Kanagawa, JP); Joji Akiyama (Kanagawa, JP); Yohsuke Haraguchi (Kanagawa, JP); Sho Asano (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
B65H39/06B32B37/1027B32B38/004B65H43/00B65H2301/43822B65H2553/27B65H2801/03
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Patent No.
US 11,851,301
App. No.
17/826,718
Granted
Dec 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sheet processing apparatus laminates a partially joined two-ply sheet and a sheet medium inserted in the two-ply sheet. The sheet processing apparatus includes a heat presser, an information acquisition device, and control circuitry. The heat presser heats and presses the two-ply sheet and the sheet medium. The information acquisition device acquires information on the two-ply sheet and the sheet medium. The control circuitry sets a fixing temperature of the heat presser in accordance with the information of the two-ply sheet and the sheet medium acquired by the information acquisition device.

Claims (34)

1. A sheet processing apparatus for laminating two sheets and a sheet medium inserted in the two sheets, the sheet processing apparatus comprising:

a heat presser configured to heat and press the two sheets into which the sheet medium is inserted;

an information acquisition device configured to acquire information on the two sheets and the sheet medium; and

control circuitry configured to set a fixing temperature of the heat presser in accordance with the information of the two sheets and the sheet medium acquired by the information acquisition device,

wherein

the fixing temperature is a temperature range,

the temperature range of the fixing temperature having different upper limits and lower limits based on a thickness of the two sheets, and

the temperature range of the fixing temperature includes sub-ranges based on a thickness of the sheet medium.

2. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the information acquisition device includes an operation device configured to input the thickness of the two sheets and the thickness of the sheet medium, and

wherein the information includes the thickness of the two sheets and the thickness of the sheet medium.

3. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the information acquisition device includes a thickness detector configured to detect the thickness of the two sheets and the thickness of the sheet medium, and

wherein the control circuitry is configured to acquire information on the thickness of the two sheets and the thickness of the sheet medium with the thickness detector.

4. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an inserter configured to insert the sheet medium into the two sheets.

5. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of the heat presser,

wherein the control circuitry is configured to not perform lamination processing until the temperature of the heat presser detected by the temperature detector falls within a predetermined fixing temperature range.

6. An image forming apparatus comprising:

the sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 ; and

an image forming device configured to form an image.

7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 6 ,

wherein the sheet processing apparatus is attachable to and detachable from a main unit of the image forming apparatus.

8. The image forming apparatus according to claim 6 ,

wherein the information acquisition device is configured to acquire the information on the two sheets and the sheet medium from a main unit of the image forming apparatus.

9. An image forming system comprising the sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 .

10. A sheet processing apparatus for laminating two sheets and a sheet medium inserted in two sheets, the sheet processing apparatus comprising:

an inserter configured to insert the sheet medium into the two sheets;

a heat presser configured to heat and press the two sheets into which the sheet medium is inserted;

a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of the heat presser;

an information acquisition device configured to acquire information on the two sheets and the sheet medium; and

control circuitry configured to

set a fixing temperature of the heat presser in accordance with the information of the two sheets and the sheet medium acquired by the information acquisition device,

cause the heat presser to wait until the temperature of the heat presser detected by the temperature detector falls within a proper fixing temperature range after the sheet medium is inserted into the two sheets by the inserter; and

cause the heat presser to start heating and pressing the two sheets into which the sheet medium is inserted, when the temperature of the heat presser detected by the temperature detector reaches a proper temperature.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2022
From: NOZAKI, WATARU; FURUHASHI, TOMOHIRO; SUZUKI, YOSHITO; TAKAHASHI, WATARU; MONMA, SHINYA; AKIYAMA, JOJI; HARAGUCHI, YOHSUKE; ASANO, SHO
To: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-092233 · Jun 1, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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