| US 7,578,497 B2 | ||
| Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus equipped with the same | ||
| Wataru Kawata, Kashiwa (Japan); Taro Ikeda, Tokyo (Japan); Hiroaki Takagishi, Tokyo (Japan); Kenichi Hayashi, Abiko (Japan); Tomokazu Nakamura, Matsudo (Japan); Hideki Kushida, Moriya (Japan); and Hiromasa Katayama, Toride (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 17, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/174,775. | ||
| Application 12/174775 is a continuation of application No. 11/180555, filed on Jul. 14, 2005, granted, now 7,429,037. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-211808 (JP), filed on Jul. 20, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0277857 A1, Nov. 13, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B65H 37/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 270—37 [270/58.07; 270/58.08; 270/58.09; 270/58.11; 270/58.12] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A sheet processing apparatus comprising:
a stacking portion which stacks a sheet;
a moving unit which moves the sheet stacked on the stacking portion;
a stopper which stops an end portion of the sheet moved by the moving unit; and
a load imparting portion which comes into contact with an upper surface of the sheet on the upstream side of the moving unit
with respect to the sheet moving direction and imparts a load to the movement of the sheet,
wherein the moving unit moves the sheet against the load imparted by the load imparting portion to abut against the stopper.
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