Page stacking and binding apparatus
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorKia Silverbrook
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Abstract
A page stacking and binding apparatus for stacking and binding pre-glued pages includes a frame. A support tray is mounted on the frame and is configured to receive the fed pages such that the pages fed into the tray can rest in an aligned condition. The support tray is movable with respect to the frame. A vibrator is engaged with the support tray to impart vibratory movement to the support tray so as to facilitate said alignment. A binding press is operatively positioned with respect to the support tray to press the aligned pages against each other.
Claims7
A page stacking and binding apparatus for stacking and binding pre-glued pages, the apparatus comprising
- a frame;
- a support tray mounted on the frame and configured to receive the fed pages such that the pages fed into the tray can rest in an aligned condition, the support tray being movable with respect to the frame;
- a vibrator engaged with the support tray to impart vibratory movement to the support tray so as to facilitate said alignment;
- and
- a binding press operatively positioned with respect to the support tray to press the aligned pages against each other.
A method of stacking and binding pages, the method comprising the steps of:
- feeding the pages into a support tray configured to receive the fed pages such that the pages fed into the tray can rest in an aligned condition, the support tray being movable with respect to a frame on which the support tray is mounted;
- applying a vibratory movement to the support tray to facilitate alignment of the pages;
- and
- binding the pages together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.