| US 7,490,822 B2 | ||
| Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus | ||
| Hideki Kushida, Moriya (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, (Japan) | ||
| Filed on May 13, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/119,913. | ||
| Application 12/119913 is a continuation of application No. 11/562038, filed on Nov. 21, 2006, granted, now 7,389,980. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-348548 (JP), filed on Dec. 01, 2005; and application No. 2006-270798 (JP), filed on Oct. 02, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0217845 A1, Sep. 11, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B65H 37/04 (2006.01); B65H 39/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 270—58.12 [270/58.16; 270/58.17; 270/58.27] | 18 Claims |
| 10. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image forming portion which forms an image onto a sheet;
a sheet processing portion including a plurality of conveying paths, each conveying path connects to a different apparatus,
which convey a sheet from the different apparatuses; and
an aligning unit which aligns the sheets in a width direction which crosses a sheet conveying direction of the sheets conveyed
from said plurality of conveying paths,
wherein said aligning unit moves to an aligning position for aligning the sheets from a standby position where said aligning
unit is arranged in the outside of the sheets in the width direction, and
wherein said standby position is changed in accordance with said plurality of conveying paths.
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