Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sheet finisher with a punching unit
- Patent Title (中): 带打孔单元的装订机
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Application No.: US11239326Application Date: 2005-09-30
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Publication No.: US07527254B2Publication Date: 2009-05-05
- Inventor: Masahiro Tamura , Akihito Andoh , Junichi Iida , Shuuya Nagasako , Hiroki Okada , Hiromoto Saitoh , Nobuyoshi Suzuki , Kenji Yamada , Junichi Tokita , Naohiro Kikkawa
- Applicant: Masahiro Tamura , Akihito Andoh , Junichi Iida , Shuuya Nagasako , Hiroki Okada , Hiromoto Saitoh , Nobuyoshi Suzuki , Kenji Yamada , Junichi Tokita , Naohiro Kikkawa
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.
- Priority: JP2002-066421 20020312; JP2002-082433 20020325; JP2002-162121 20020603; JP2002-162131 20020603; JP2002-274815 20020920
- Main IPC: B26D7/00
- IPC: B26D7/00 ; B65H37/04

Abstract:
A sheet finisher of the present invention includes a punching unit configured to punch a sheet handed over from an image forming apparatus to the sheet finisher. A scrap conveying unit conveys scraps produced from the sheet punched by the punching unit. A hopper stores scraps conveyed thereto by there scrap conveying unit. The hopper is mounted on the front side of the sheet finisher.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060022394A1 Sheet finisher with a punching unit Public/Granted day:2006-02-02
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