Apparatus for processing sheets and apparatus for forming images provided with the apparatus

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PATENT NO 10577216
APP PUB NO 20170362047A1
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15620285

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The present apparatus is provided with a placement tray (processing tray) to place sheets to undergo binding processing, and a bind unit that is able to shift along an end edge of sheets on the placement tray and that binds a plurality of sheets as a single bunch, where in the bind unit, a needle bind unit for performing binding processing on a bunch of sheets with a needle and a needleless bind unit for performing binding processing without a needle are provided together in a shift direction of the bind unit, and a length of the needleless bind unit is configured to be shorter than a length of the needle bind unit in the shift direction of the bind unit. By this means, provided is the apparatus capable of miniaturizing the entire apparatus, with the needle bind unit and needleless bind unit provided together.

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CANON FINETECH NISCA INC14-1 CHUO 1-CHOME MISATO-SHI SAITAMA 341-8527

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kobayashi, Misao Kofu, JP 35 223

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