Sheet folding device, image forming apparatus, and sheet folding method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8777824
APP PUB NO 20110190109A1
SERIAL NO

12929562

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A sheet folding device for performing single-sheet folding and multi-sheet folding with a single feed path, the device including: a conveying unit that conveys a sheet; a restraining unit that stops a leading edge of the sheet; a pair of folding rollers that fold the sheet; and a guiding member that guides a bend of the sheet to a nip between the pair of folding rollers, wherein the guiding member is positioned at different sheet-guiding positions for single-sheet folding and multi-sheet folding.

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RICOH COMPANY LIMITED3-6 NAKAMAGOME 1-CHOME OHTA-KU TOKYO 143-8555

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Kimata, Masanobu Aichi, JP 13 122

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