/Bookbinding Processing Apparatus, And Image Forming System Including Bookbinding Processing Apparatus
Abstract
A bookbinding processing apparatus includes: a conveyance control unit configured to control the conveyance unit to feed a preceding sheet conveyed through the conveyance path to the buffer path; and a buffer conveyance control unit configured to control the buffer conveyance unit to convey the preceding sheet from the buffer path to the conveyance path based on a detection result of a subsequent sheet following the preceding sheet by the detection unit. The conveyance control unit controls the conveyance unit to feed a bundle of the preceding sheet and the subsequent sheet to the bookbinding processing path.
Full Text
What is claimed is:
A bookbinding processing apparatus includes: a conveyance control unit configured to control the conveyance unit to feed a preceding sheet conveyed through the conveyance path to the buffer path; and a buffer conveyance control unit configured to control the buffer conveyance unit to convey the preceding sheet from the buffer path to the conveyance path based on a detection result of a subsequent sheet following the preceding sheet by the detection unit. The conveyance control unit controls the conveyance unit to feed a bundle of the preceding sheet and the subsequent sheet to the bookbinding processing path.
Timeline
Filed
02/27/2026Published
07/02/2026Granted
Not AvailableIPC Codes(5)
B65H 37/06:for folding
B65H 29/20:by contact with rotating friction members, e.g. rollers, brushes, or cylinders
B65H 29/58:Article switches or diverters