Image forming system
a technology of image forming and forming plate, which is applied in the field of image forming plate, can solve the problems of increasing and achieve the effect of improving the total occupancy area of the image forming pla
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[0016]FIG. 1 is a front longitudinal sectional view of an overall configuration of an image forming system including a sheet finishing device according to the present invention.
[0017]The image forming system includes a sheet finishing device 1 and an image forming apparatus 100. The image forming apparatus 100 can be a copying machine, a printer, a printing machine etc.
[0018]In the image forming apparatus 100, tasks such as setting paper sheets inside the apparatus (setting paper sheets by pulling out a sheet feed tray) or replacing / refilling consumable components is performed by opening and closing a door 101 disposed on the front surface (right side in FIG. 1). The image forming apparatus 100 includes a sheet feed tray 105, an image forming unit 106, an optical writing unit 107, and a sheet discharging path 108.
[0019]The sheet finishing device 1 is disposed beneath the image forming apparatus 100 and includes a feed inlet 2 and an entry roller pair 3 though which enters a paper sh...
second embodiment
[0034]FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an overall configuration of an image forming system according to the present invention. In the image forming system shown in FIG. 2, a folding unit is disposed inside the sheet finishing device 1.
[0035]In the sheet finishing device 1 illustrated in FIG. 2, a folding unit 50 is disposed on the upstream side of the aligning unit 10 (in mid-course of the feed path 4). If a paper sheet discharged from the image forming apparatus 100 is not to be folded, then that paper sheet is conveyed to the aligning unit 10; and if a paper sheet discharged from the image forming apparatus 100 is to be folded, then that paper sheet is guided into the folding unit 50.
[0036]In the case when the folding unit 50 performs Z-folding, it conveys the Z-folded paper sheet to the aligning unit 10 that then aligns the paper sheet. Subsequently, the stapling processing unit 20 performs edge stapling and discharges the paper sheet to the edge-stapled-stack tray...
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[0044]FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an overall configuration of an image forming system according to the present invention. The description with reference to FIG. 3 is given to indicate that it is possible to alternately manufacture the configuration illustrated in FIG. 2 (including the folding processing unit 30 and the stapling processing unit 20 that is capable of edge stapling and saddle stitching) and the configuration illustrated in FIG. 3 (exclusively used as an edge stapling unit).
[0045]More particularly, in the configuration illustrated in FIG. 2, the folding processing unit 30 and the stapling processing unit 20, which is capable of edge stapling and saddle stitching, are disposed at the bottom surface of the device along the longitudinal direction. However, from the perspective of a user needing to perform only edge stapling, the edge-stapled-stack tray 25 is disposed in a narrow space. Alternatively, the folding processing unit 30 and the stapling proce...
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