Sheet folding apparatus, sheet folding method, and printing system including the sheet folding apparatus

摘要

A sheet folding apparatus includes a sheet transport system, adjustable folding members arranged to bend and fold a sheet fed by the transport system, and a control system arranged to adjust the folding members to set positions in accordance with information on sheet properties. The control system stores a table that specifies different set positions of the folding members for different bending properties of the sheets and is adapted to read information on the bending properties of the sheets to be folded and to adjust the folding members to set positions as specified by the bending properties.

主权项

1. A sheet folding apparatus, comprising:
a sheet transport system; adjustable folding members arranged to bend and fold a sheet fed by the transport system; a control system arranged to adjust the folding members to set positions in accordance with information on sheet properties; and an actuator to position the folding members with respect to one another to determine a location of a fold in the sheet, wherein the control system stores a table that specifies different set positions of the folding members for different bending properties of the sheets, and is to read information on a bending property of the sheets to be folded and to adjust the folding members to one of the different set positions as specified by the bending property, and wherein the control system is to:
determine a bending property of the sheet based on the information on the sheet properties;select one of the set positions from the stored table based on the bending property of the sheet; andcontrol the actuator to position the folding members to the selected one of the set positions, so the folding members form the fold at a desired position.