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US 11,987,468 B2Granted
Medium processing apparatus and image forming system incorporating same
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsJunya Suzuki, Kei Sasaki, Kazuki Seto, Kotomi Kameyama
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Abstract
A medium processing apparatus includes a conveyor, a receptacle, a liquid applier, and a crimper. The conveyor conveys a medium. The receptacle holds the medium conveyed by the conveyor. The liquid applier is disposed upstream from the receptacle in a conveyance direction of the medium to apply liquid to a liquid application position on the medium conveyed by the conveyor. The crimper presses and deforms the liquid application position on a plurality of media including the medium held on the receptacle to bind the plurality of media.
Claims8
A medium processing apparatus comprising:
- a conveyor configured to convey a medium;
- a receptacle configured to hold the medium conveyed by the conveyor;
- a liquid applier disposed upstream from the receptacle in a conveyance direction of the medium to apply liquid to a liquid application position on the medium conveyed by the conveyor;
- and
- a crimper configured to press and deform the liquid application position on a plurality of media including the medium held on the receptacle to bind the plurality of media,
- wherein the liquid applier is configured to move in a main scanning direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the medium and to a thickness direction of the medium and stand by at a position where the liquid applier faces the liquid application position before the conveyor starts conveying the medium.
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A medium processing apparatus comprising:
- a conveyor configured to convey a medium;
- a receptacle configured to hold the medium conveyed by the conveyor;
- a liquid applier disposed upstream from the receptacle in a conveyance direction of the medium to apply liquid to a liquid application position on the medium conveyed by the conveyor;
- and
- a crimper configured to press and deform the liquid application position on a plurality of media including the medium held on the receptacle to bind the plurality of media,
- wherein the liquid applier includes a plurality of liquid application units apart from each other in a main scanning direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the medium and to a thickness direction of the medium and movable in the main scanning direction.
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A medium processing apparatus comprising:
- a conveyor configured to convey a medium;
- a receptacle configured to hold the medium conveyed by the conveyor;
- a liquid applier disposed upstream from the receptacle in a conveyance direction of the medium to apply liquid to a liquid application position on the medium conveyed by the conveyor;
- and
- a crimper configured to press and deform the liquid application position on a plurality of media including the medium held on the receptacle to bind the plurality of media,
- wherein the liquid applier is configured to adjust an amount of the liquid to be applied to each of the plurality of media conveyed by the conveyor,
- wherein the liquid applier includes a liquid application member configured to contact the medium and separate from the medium, and
- wherein the liquid applier is configured to change a pressing force of the liquid application member against the medium to adjust the amount of the liquid to be applied.
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A medium processing apparatus comprising:
- a conveyor configured to convey a medium;
- a receptacle configured to hold the medium conveyed by the conveyor;
- a liquid applier disposed upstream from the receptacle in a conveyance direction of the medium to apply liquid to a liquid application position on the medium conveyed by the conveyor;
- and
- a crimper configured to press and deform the liquid application position on a plurality of media including the medium held on the receptacle to bind the plurality of media,
- wherein the liquid applier includes a liquid application rotator configured to rotate, in contact with the medium conveyed by the conveyor, about a pivot extending in a main scanning direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the medium and to a thickness direction of the medium, to apply the liquid to the medium.
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An image forming system comprising:
- an image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a medium;
- a medium processing apparatus configured to process the medium on which the image is formed by the image forming apparatus,
- the medium processing apparatus including:
- a conveyor configured to convey the medium;
- a receptacle configured to hold the medium conveyed by the conveyor;
- and
- a crimper configured to press and deform a liquid application position on a plurality of media including the medium held on the receptacle to bind the plurality of media;
- and
- an intermediate apparatus interposed between a medium output portion of the image forming apparatus and the medium processing apparatus in a conveyance course of the medium,
- the intermediate apparatus including a liquid applier disposed upstream from the receptacle in a conveyance direction of the medium to apply liquid to the liquid application position on the medium conveyed from the image forming apparatus,
- wherein the liquid applier is configured to move in a main scanning direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the medium and to a thickness direction of the medium and stand by at a position where the liquid applier faces the liquid application position before the conveyor starts conveying the medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.