Sheet folding apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image forming system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9108821
APP PUB NO 20140179504A1
SERIAL NO

14102951

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A sheet folding apparatus includes: a first sheet conveying unit; a second sheet conveying unit that is disposed downstream of the first sheet conveying unit; a folded part forming unit that forms a folded part on a sheet by nipping a turned-back portion formed on a part of the sheet between the first sheet conveying unit and the second sheet conveying unit; a second conveying path that bifurcates from the first conveying path and in which a sheet with the folded part is conveyed; and a pushing member that is movable between a pushing position at which the pushing member pushes the turned-back portion toward the folded part forming unit and a retracted position. The pushing member also serves as a changing unit that changes a direction of a leading end of the sheet that is conveyed in the first conveying path into a direction toward a second conveying path.

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

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Furuhashi, Tomohiro Kanagawa, JP 131 1665
Goto, Kiichiro Kanagawa, JP 38 456
Kunieda, Akira Tokyo, JP 94 1536
Nagasako, Shuuya Kanagawa, JP 99 3065
Nakada, Kyosuke Kanagawa, JP 31 527
Suzuki, Michitaka Kanagawa, JP 65 1182
Suzuki, Yuji Kanagawa, JP 379 3700
Watanabe, Takahiro Kanagawa, JP 232 2355
Yamamoto, Kazuya Kanagawa, JP 164 2356

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