Binding mechanism and binding unit
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakamitsu Sunaoshi, Takahiro Kokubo, Shunsuke Hattori, Kikuo Mizutani
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Abstract
A binding mechanism has a base, a feeder, a tape cutting unit, a tape holding unit and a tape support driving unit. The feeder is supported by the base. The feeder feeds an adhesive tape. The tape cutting unit is supported by the base. The tape cutting unit cuts the fed adhesive tape. The tape holding unit can hold the fed adhesive tape. The tape support units are installed as a pair. The tape support driving unit drives the pair of tape support units such that the pair of tape support units hold the fed adhesive tape simultaneously.
Claims15
A binding mechanism comprising:
- a base;
- a feeder supported by the base and to feed an adhesive tape;
- a tape cutting unit supported by the base and to cut the fed adhesive tape;
- a tape adhesion unit to attach the cut adhesive tape to a paper bundle;
- a pair of tape support units to hold the fed adhesive tape;
- and
- a tape support driving unit to drive the pair of tape support units such that the pair of tape support units hold the fed adhesive tape simultaneously, wherein
- the tape adhesion unit includes a pair of rollers that face each other.
A binding mechanism comprising:
- a grip;
- a lever biased in a direction away from the grip and movable in a direction of approach to the grip;
- a base fixed to the grip;
- a feeder supported by the base and interlocked with the lever to feed an adhesive tape;
- a tape cutting unit supported by the base and to cut the fed adhesive tape in conjunction with the lever;
- a tape adhesion unit to attach the cut adhesive tape to a paper bundle;
- a tape holding unit to hold the fed adhesive tape;
- and
- a tape support driving unit interlocked with the lever to drive the tape holding unit, and to hold the fed adhesive tape using the tape holding unit and provide the adhesive tape to the tape adhesion unit, wherein
- the tape adhesion unit includes a pair of rollers that face each other.
A binding unit comprising:
- a base;
- a feeder supported by the base and to feed an adhesive tape;
- a tape cutting unit supported by the base and to cut the fed adhesive tape;
- a tape adhesion unit to attach the cut adhesive tape to a paper bundle;
- a pair of tape support units to hold the fed adhesive tape;
- a tape support driving unit to drive the pair of tape support units such that the pair of tape support units hold the fed adhesive tape simultaneously;
- and
- a driving motor to drive the feeder, the tape cutting unit and the tape support driving unit, wherein
- the tape adhesion unit includes a pair of rollers that face each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.