Sheet folding apparatus, sheet post-processing apparatus and image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7850155
APP PUB NO 20090189326A1
SERIAL NO

12145402

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A sheet folding apparatus including: a conveyance device having a first pair of rollers for nipping and conveying a paper sheet; a folding device disposed downstream of the conveyance device in a paper sheet conveyance direction, the folding device having a second pair of rollers for nipping and conveying the paper sheet, wherein the conveyance device conveys the paper sheet to the folding device by making the paper sheet bent toward the folding device, and the folding device conveys the bent paper sheet to fold the paper sheet; and a folding assist member for pushing the paper sheet so that the paper sheet moves toward the folding device, the folding assist member being pivotally arranged to be capable of rotating downstream of the conveyance device in the conveyance direction.

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KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES INC6-1 MARUNOUCHI 1-CHOME CHIYODA-KU TOKYO 100-0005

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anezaki, Tsutomu Tokyo, JP 10 29
Kiryu, Tomohiko Tokyo, JP 5 17
Mizubata, Tsuyoshi Tokyo, JP 28 179
Niizuma, Masato Tokyo, JP 4 15
Shimizu, Satoru Tokyo, JP 116 1052
Sunayama, Ryohei Tokyo, JP 3 12
Yamakawa, Mikihiro Saitama, JP 21 134

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