SHEET-PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT FOLDS A SHEET, AND IMAGE-FORMING SYSTEM USING THE SAME

摘要

In a saddle-stitching apparatus, when a sheet is transported to a center-folding unit, a folding blade moves from a retrieved position to a nip position between a pair of folding rollers. A forward end of the folding blade comes into contact with a fold of the sheet, so that the sheet is folded along the fold. When the sheet is attached to the nip position between the folding rollers, the folding rollers start rotating and then, the folding blade inserts the center-folded sheet between the folding rollers. After the center-fold finishing is completed, the rotations of the folding rollers stop in timing at which the folding blade is pulled out of the nip position between the folding rollers. When pulling the folding blade out of the nip position between the folding rollers, the rotations of the folding rollers restart.

主权项

1. A sheet-processing apparatus comprising:
a pair of rollers that folds a sheet; a thrusting member that thrusts the sheet to a position between the pair of folding rollers; a driving member that drives the pair of folding rollers to rotate; and a control unit that controls the driving member, wherein after the thrusting member thrusts the sheet to the position between the pair of folding rollers, the control unit controls the driving member to stop or decelerate the rotation of the pair of folding rollers, in timing at which the thrusting member is pulled out of the position between the pair of folding rollers.