Paper folding apparatus and postprocessing apparatus using the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8398533
APP PUB NO 20100323869A1
SERIAL NO

12818829

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A paper folding apparatus includes a ruling unit that rules a line on each of sheets, a pushing unit that pushes the sheets on which the lines are ruled by the ruling unit, and a pair of folding rollers that comes into contact under pressure with the sheets pushed by the pushing unit and discharges the sheets. The ruling unit includes a plurality of pressing blades for ruling a line on each of the sheets, a swinging unit that swings the pressing blades from a pressing position where the pressing blade presses the sheets to a retracted position where the pressing blades are retracted from the sheets, and a moving unit that moves the pressing blades and the swinging unit along the sheets.

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  • KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Tsunoda, Akira Toyokawa, JP 29 428

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