Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system

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PATENT NO 9944488
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15153840

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A sheet processing apparatus includes a first binding unit configured to bind a sheet bundle; a second binding unit with greater number of bindable sheets than number of bindable sheets of the first binding unit; and a number-of-sheets determining unit configured to determine whether number of to-be-bound sheets exceeds the number of bindable sheets of the first binding unit. The first binding unit moves to a binding position, and if the number-of-sheets determining unit determines that the number of to-be-bound sheets exceeds the number of bindable sheets of the first binding unit, the first binding unit moves away from the binding position. When the number-of-sheets determining unit determines that the number of to-be-bound sheets exceeds the number of bindable sheets of the first binding unit, the second binding unit moves to the binding position.

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RICOH COMPANY LTD3-6 NAKAMAGOME 1-CHOME OHTA-KU TOKYO 143-8555

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fujiwara, Hidehiko Tokyo, JP 46 616
Haraguchi, Yohsuke Kanagawa, JP 51 465
Hidaka, Makoto Tokyo, JP 80 1156
Itou, Takahiro Kanagawa, JP 17 84
Kosuge, Katsuhiro Kanagawa, JP 38 828
Kunieda, Akira Tokyo, JP 94 1536
Morinaga, Takuya Tokyo, JP 64 766
Nakashima, Kota Kanagawa, JP 4 42
Sakano, Koki Kanagawa, JP 31 577
Satoh, Shohichi Kanagawa, JP 38 618
Shibasaki, Yuusuke Kanagawa, JP 68 750
Suzuki, Nobuyoshi Tokyo, JP 186 3968
Takahashi, Wataru Tokyo, JP 324 3420
Tanoue, Shinji Kanagawa, JP 5 54

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