Recording medium processing apparatus, image forming system, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Abstract

A recording medium processing apparatus includes a pair of first conveyance units provided at an interval in a width direction of a recording medium to be conveyed, each of the first conveyance units pinching and conveying the recording medium; a cutting member that cuts the recording medium being conveyed by the first conveyance units along a conveyance direction of the recording medium; and a second conveyance unit provided between the pair of first conveyance units in the width direction and inside the cutting member, the second conveyance unit pinching the recording medium and conveying the recording medium, together with the pair of first conveyance units, at a conveyance speed of the recording medium lower than each of the pair of first conveyance units.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A recording medium processing apparatus comprising:
 a pair of first conveyance units provided at an interval in a width direction of a recording medium to be conveyed, each of the first conveyance units pinching and conveying the recording medium;   a cutting member that cuts the recording medium being conveyed by the first conveyance units along a conveyance direction of the recording medium; and   a second conveyance unit provided between the pair of first conveyance units in the width direction and inside the cutting member, the second conveyance unit pinching the recording medium and conveying the recording medium, together with the pair of first conveyance units, at a conveyance speed of the recording medium lower than each of the pair of first conveyance units.   
     
     
         2 . The recording medium processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising one drive source that provides a driving force to the first conveyance units and the second conveyance unit, wherein
 the second conveyance unit includes a mechanism by which the conveyance speed of the second conveyance unit becomes lower than the conveyance speed of the first conveyance units.   
     
     
         3 . The recording medium processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the first conveyance units include a first rotating member that rotates by receiving the driving force from the one drive source to convey the recording medium;   the second conveyance unit includes a second rotating member that rotates by receiving the driving force from the one drive source to convey the recording medium; and   the mechanism is configured such that an outer diameter of the second rotating member is less than an outer diameter of the first rotating member.   
     
     
         4 . The recording medium processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the first conveyance units include a first rotating member that rotates, and a first opposing member that opposes the first rotating member with a conveyance path of the recording medium therebetween and presses the first rotating member;   the second conveyance unit includes a second rotating member that rotates, and a second opposing member that opposes the second rotating member with the conveyance path therebetween and presses the second rotating member; and   the mechanism is configured such that a pressure that the second opposing member applies to the second rotating member is lower than a pressure that the first opposing member applies to the first rotating member.   
     
     
         5 . The recording medium processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the first conveyance units include a first rotating member that rotates, and a first opposing member that opposes the first rotating member with a conveyance path of the recording medium therebetween and presses the first rotating member;   the second conveyance unit includes a second rotating member that rotates, and a second opposing member that opposes the second rotating member with the conveyance path therebetween and presses the second rotating member; and   the mechanism is configured such that a surface of the second rotating member has a higher hardness than a surface of the first rotating member.   
     
     
         6 . The recording medium processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a processor that controls a conveyance speed of the first conveyance units and/or a conveyance speed of the second conveyance unit, wherein
 the processor performs control such that a conveyance speed of the second conveyance unit becomes lower than a conveyance speed of the first conveyance units if a predetermined condition is satisfied.   
     
     
         7 . The recording medium processing apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the condition includes at least one condition that a type of the recording medium to be cut by the cutting member is a predetermined type. 
     
     
         8 . The recording medium processing apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein the predetermined type is a recording medium having a predetermined basis weight or less. 
     
     
         9 . The recording medium processing apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein the predetermined type is a recording medium of which a length in the conveyance direction is greater than or equal to a predetermined length in the conveyance direction, and/or a recording medium of which a length in the width direction is greater than or equal to a predetermined length in the width direction. 
     
     
         10 . The recording medium processing apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the condition includes at least one condition that is determined with respect to an index related to an environment of a space in which the recording medium processing apparatus is provided. 
     
     
         11 . The recording medium processing apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein
 the index is a humidity of the space in which the recording medium processing apparatus is provided; and   the condition includes at least one condition that the humidity is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.   
     
     
         12 . The recording medium processing apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the condition includes at least one condition determined with respect to an index that is related to a utilization of the recording medium processing apparatus and that accumulates in accordance with the utilization. 
     
     
         13 . The recording medium processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein a difference between the conveyance speed of the first conveyance units and the conveyance speed of the second conveyance unit satisfies a predetermined condition. 
     
     
         14 . The recording medium processing apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the condition includes at least one condition that a value obtained by subtracting the conveyance speed of the second conveyance unit from the conveyance speed of the first conveyance units is less than or equal to a predetermined value. 
     
     
         15 . The recording medium processing apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the condition includes at least one condition that a value obtained by subtracting the conveyance speed of the second conveyance unit from the conveyance speed of the first conveyance units is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. 
     
     
         16 . The recording medium processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the first conveyance units include a first rotating member that rotates to convey the recording medium,   the second conveyance unit includes a second rotating member that rotates to convey the recording medium, and   the second rotating member has a rotation speed lower than a rotation speed of the first rotating member.   
     
     
         17 . The recording medium processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a pressing member that is provided outside the cutting member in the width direction, and that presses the recording medium being cut by the cutting member to form a folded-crease along the conveyance direction in the recording medium. 
     
     
         18 . An image forming system comprising:
 an image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a recording medium; and   a recording medium processing apparatus configured to process the recording medium on which the image has been formed by the image forming apparatus, wherein   the recording medium processing apparatus includes the recording medium processing apparatus according to  claim 1 .   
     
     
         19 . An image forming system comprising:
 an image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a recording medium; and   a recording medium processing apparatus configured to process the recording medium on which the image has been formed by the image forming apparatus, wherein   the recording medium processing apparatus includes the recording medium processing apparatus according to  claim 2 .   
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a process comprising:
 pinching and conveying a first portion and a second portion of a recording medium that are spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the recording medium to be conveyed;   cutting the recording medium being conveyed by the pinching and conveying along a conveyance direction of the recording medium; and   conveying a portion of the recording medium that is between the first portion and the second portion in the width direction and is inside a portion to be cut by the cutting, at a conveyance speed of the recording medium lower than the conveyance by the pinching and conveying.