Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including a main unit and a processing unit installed on an installation surface and configured to process the sheet discharged from a discharge portion. The processing unit includes a first connector electrically connected to the main unit; and a first positioning portion that protrudes from a bottom surface toward the installation surface. The main unit includes a second connector disposed, in a second direction, on a first side with respect to a sheet discharging position onto which the sheet is discharged from the discharge portion, the second direction crossing the first direction, and the second connector being electrically connected to the processing unit in a manner that the first connector is inserted into the second connector along the second direction; and a groove portion provided on the installation surface and engages with the first positioning portion.

Abstract: A sheet dropping portion abuts on a sheet conveyed in a first conveyance direction by a pair of conveyance rotary members from above to drop the sheet onto a placement portion by pivoting from an upper position to a lower position. The guide portion is arranged above the placement portion and extends toward the placement portion, and guides the sheet toward an abutment portion in a case where the sheet on the placement portion conveyed in a second conveyance direction opposite to the first conveyance direction by a reverse conveyance portion comes into contact with the guide portion. The sheet dropping portion located at the lower position overlaps a part of the guide portion when viewed in a rotational axis direction of the pair of conveyance rotary members.

Abstract: In an image forming system, a processing unit 120 is provided in an in-body space of an image forming apparatus 1 in a detachably attachable manner, and the image forming apparatus 1 and the processing unit 120 are electrically connected using a drawer connector on a rear side of the in-body space. The processing unit 120 is supported by a movable frame 222 of a slide rail 220, and the movable frame 222 is slidable to be separated from a pair of discharge rollers 20 in a state in which a connector 126 on the processing unit side is disposed on a rear side of the fixed frame 221 and connected to a connector 42 on the image forming apparatus 1 side.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including a main unit and a processing unit installed on an installation surface and configured to process the sheet discharged from a discharge portion. The processing unit includes a first connector electrically connected to the main unit; and a first positioning portion that protrudes from a bottom surface toward the installation surface. The main unit includes a second connector disposed, in a second direction, on a first side with respect to a sheet discharging position onto which the sheet is discharged from the discharge portion, the second direction crossing the first direction, and the second connector being electrically connected to the processing unit in a manner that the first connector is inserted into the second connector along the second direction; and a groove portion provided on the installation surface and engages with the first positioning portion.

Abstract: In a sorting discharge process, an unbound first sheet bundle is stacked by repeating a plurality of times a process in which, after a sheet is conveyed in a first conveyance direction by a first conveyance portion, the sheet is moved in a shift direction without conveying the sheet in a second conveyance direction by a second conveyance portion, and the sheet is discharged to a shift position on a stacking portion by a discharge portion one by one, and an unbound second sheet bundle is stacked by repeating a plurality of times a process in which the sheet conveyed by the first conveyance portion is discharged one by one to a position displaced upstream in the shift direction from the shift position on the stacking portion by the discharge portion without being conveyed the sheet in the second conveyance direction by the second conveyance portion.

Abstract: In a binding discharge process, a binding process is performed on a plurality of sheets positioned at a binding position by repeating a process in which, after a conveyed sheet is conveyed in a reverse direction on a placement portion by a second conveyance portion to cause a downstream end of the sheet to abut an abutment portion, the sheet is moved in a shift direction and positioned at the binding position by a first shifting portion, and the plurality of sheets subjected to the binding process are discharged onto the stacking portion by a discharge portion. In a switchbackless shift discharge process, the conveyed sheet is shifted in the shift direction by the first shifting portion by driving a driving portion without conveying the sheet in the reverse direction by the second conveyance portion, and is discharged onto the stacking portion by the discharge portion.

Abstract: In a case where a binding unit performs a binding process at the corner portion on a first end side in a width direction of the sheet in the second posture, an abutment operation of conveying the sheet and abutting the downstream end edge of the sheet in a conveyance direction against the abutment portion, and a shift operation of moving the sheet to a position where the sheet does not contact a back side surface of the binding unit when the binding unit is in the second posture, on a second end side in the width direction with respect to a position of the sheet conveyed to the placement portion are performed. Then a movable turning unit turns the binding unit from a first posture to the second posture, and the binding process is performed by the binding unit in the second posture.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus includes a main unit, and a processing unit installed on an installation surface of the main unit and configured to process a sheet discharged from a discharge portion in a first direction. The processing unit includes a first connector electrically connected to the main unit, and a first guide pin extending in a second direction crossing the first direction. The main unit includes a second connector electrically connected to the processing unit in a manner the first connector is inserted along the second direction, and a first guide hole the first guide pin passing through the first guide hole. At least a part of the first guide pin is disposed in a position different from a position of the second connector in a third direction crossing both the first direction and the second direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including a main unit and a processing unit installed on an installation surface and configured to process the sheet discharged from a discharge portion. The processing unit includes a first connector electrically connected to the main unit; and a first positioning portion that protrudes from a bottom surface toward the installation surface. The main unit includes a second connector disposed, in a second direction, on a first side with respect to a sheet discharging position onto which the sheet is discharged from the discharge portion, the second direction crossing the first direction, and the second connector being electrically connected to the processing unit in a manner that the first connector is inserted into the second connector along the second direction; and a groove portion provided on the installation surface and engages with the first positioning portion.

Abstract: In an image forming system, a processing unit 120 is provided in an in-body space of an image forming apparatus 1 in a detachably attachable manner, and the image forming apparatus 1 and the processing unit 120 are electrically connected using a drawer connector on a rear side of the in-body space. The processing unit 120 is supported by a movable frame 222 of a slide rail 220, and the movable frame 222 is slidable to be separated from a pair of discharge rollers 20 in a state in which a connector 126 on the processing unit side is disposed on a rear side of the fixed frame 221 and connected to a connector 42 on the image forming apparatus 1 side.

Abstract: A working machine includes a machine body; a seat on the machine body; a console located outward of the seat in a machine-body width direction; a meter provided at a front portion of the console; a communication unit located forward of the meter; and a unit support to support the communication unit. The unit support includes a unit bracket to which the communication unit is attached, a support bracket located outward of the meter in the machine-body width direction and attached directly or indirectly to the machine body, and an attachment tool to attach the unit bracket to the support bracket. The unit bracket includes an attached section. The support bracket includes an attaching section with which the attached section overlaps in the machine-body width direction. The attachment tool attaches the attached section to the attaching section in the machine-body width direction.

Abstract: A working machine includes a machine body; a seat on the machine body; and a communication unit including an information processing device and a communication device to receive data from and transmit data to the information processing device, the communication device containing a communication antenna and configured to transmit data. The communication unit is located at a position rearward of the seat and lower than an upper end of the seat such that the communication unit overlaps the seat in rear view.

Abstract: In a binding discharge process, a binding process is performed on a plurality of sheets positioned at a binding position by repeating a process in which, after a conveyed sheet is conveyed in a reverse direction on a placement portion by a second conveyance portion to cause a downstream end of the sheet to abut an abutment portion, the sheet is moved in a shift direction and positioned at the binding position by a first shifting portion, and the plurality of sheets subjected to the binding process are discharged onto the stacking portion by a discharge portion. In a switchbackless shift discharge process, the conveyed sheet is shifted in the shift direction by the first shifting portion by driving a driving portion without conveying the sheet in the reverse direction by the second conveyance portion, and is discharged onto the stacking portion by the discharge portion.

Abstract: In a case where a binding unit performs a binding process at the corner portion on a first end side in a width direction of the sheet in the second posture, an abutment operation of conveying the sheet and abutting the downstream end edge of the sheet in a conveyance direction against the abutment portion, and a shift operation of moving the sheet to a position where the sheet does not contact a back side surface of the binding unit when the binding unit is in the second posture, on a second end side in the width direction with respect to a position of the sheet conveyed to the placement portion are performed. Then a movable turning unit turns the binding unit from a first posture to the second posture, and the binding process is performed by the binding unit in the second posture.

Abstract: A sheet dropping portion abuts on a sheet conveyed in a first conveyance direction by a pair of conveyance rotary members from above to drop the sheet onto a placement portion by pivoting from an upper position to a lower position. The guide portion is arranged above the placement portion and extends toward the placement portion, and guides the sheet toward an abutment portion in a case where the sheet on the placement portion conveyed in a second conveyance direction opposite to the first conveyance direction by a reverse conveyance portion comes into contact with the guide portion. The sheet dropping portion located at the lower position overlaps a part of the guide portion when viewed in a rotational axis direction of the pair of conveyance rotary members.

Abstract: A reception device includes a measurement unit that measures a first number of times for which a first phase and a first reverse phase based on a differential signal obtained by amplifying a signal based on noise intersect with each other, the first reverse phase being a reverse phase of the first phase, an oscillator that transmits a first signal, a comparison unit that compares the first number of times with a predetermined first reference value, and a signal output unit that outputs a second signal indicating that an optical signal has been received when the first number of times and the first reference value coincide with each other. The measurement unit resets the first number of times when the first signal is received.

Abstract: A mold cavity which is a mold die includes a die body and a plating layer provided on the surface of a mold surface. In this case, the mold surface has a leather-grain transfer surface for forming a grain pattern. The leather-grain transfer surface includes a first uneven-shape part and a second uneven-shape part formed at the surface of the first uneven-shape part and smaller in an uneven-shape width than the first uneven-shape part. The uneven-shape width falls within a range of 10 ?m or more and less than 500 ?m. The plating layer is an electroless-plating layer. A thickness of at least part of the plating layer falls within a range of 0.1 ?m or more and less than 10 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a sheet binding apparatus capable of performing stable pressure-bonding binding processing. A sheet binding apparatus includes a moving means configured to move at least one of the first binding portion and the second binding portion to bring the first binding portion and the second binding portion into pressure contact with each other, and a plurality of peeling members configured to apply peeling force in a direction opposite to a pressure-bonding direction to peel off a bound portion of the sheets stuck to the surface when the first binding portion and the second binding portion are separated by the moving means after pressure-bonding binding processing is performed. Here, the peeling force is applied by the plurality of peeling members at different timings.

Abstract: A reception device includes a measurement unit that measures a first number of times for which a first phase and a first reverse phase based on a differential signal obtained by amplifying a signal based on noise intersect with each other, the first reverse phase being a reverse phase of the first phase, an oscillator that transmits a first signal, a comparison unit that compares the first number of times with a predetermined first reference value, and a signal output unit that outputs a second signal indicating that an optical signal has been received when the first number of times and the first reference value coincide with each other. The measurement unit resets the first number of times when the first signal is received.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a sheet binding apparatus capable of performing stable pressure-bonding binding processing. A sheet binding apparatus includes a moving means configured to move at least one of the first binding portion and the second binding portion to bring the first binding portion and the second binding portion into pressure contact with each other, and a plurality of peeling members configured to apply peeling force in a direction opposite to a pressure-bonding direction to peel off a bound portion of the sheets stuck to the surface when the first binding portion and the second binding portion are separated by the moving means after pressure-bonding binding processing is performed. Here, the peeling force is applied by the plurality of peeling members at different timings.