US 12,286,323 B2
Sheet processing device
Toshiaki Oshiro, Izu Shizuoka (JP)
Assigned to TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/109,892.
Prior Publication US 2024/0270532 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. B65H 31/28 (2006.01); B65H 29/00 (2006.01); B65H 31/34 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 31/34 (2013.01) [B65H 29/001 (2013.01); B65H 2301/541 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1112 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
an image forming component; and
sheet processing device, comprising:
a conveyance path for conveying sheets in a conveying direction and stacking the sheets;
a stacker configured to restrict a leading end of the conveyed sheets and movable in the conveying direction;
a post processing section configured to process the sheets further on an upstream side in the conveying direction relative to a position where the sheets are supported by the stacker; and
vertical alignment members configured to feed the sheets in the conveying direction toward the stacker, enabled to come into contact with a bundle of the sheets supported by the stacker, and movable in the conveying direction integrally with the stacker,
wherein the vertical alignment members come into contact with the bundle of the sheets from both a front side and a rear side.