Book-binding apparatus and image forming system
AssigneeKonica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMotoki Nakamichi, Tetsuo Hirata, Norishige Kato, Takehiro Ogushi, Yasushi Saitsu
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Abstract
A book-binding apparatus having: a reception vessel to receive glue in liquid form: application section to apply the glue in the reception vessel to a sheet; a hopper to receive a raw material of the glue for refill; refilling section to refill the raw material of the glue from the hopper to the reception vessel; and a control section to control the refilling section, wherein the raw material of the glue is refilled into the reception vessel in a period where application of the glue is not carried out after application of the glue is completed.
Claims15
A book-binding apparatus comprising:
- a reception vessel to receive glue in liquid form;
- an application section to apply the glue in the reception vessel to a sheet;
- a hopper to receive a raw material of the glue for refilling;
- a refilling section to refill the raw material of the glue from the hopper to the reception vessel;
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- a control section to control the refilling section, wherein the raw material of the glue is refilled into the reception vessel in a period where glue application is not carried out after glue application is completed.
An image forming system, comprising:
- an image forming device to form an image on a sheet;
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- a book-binding apparatus having;
- a reception vessel to receive a glue in liquid form, an application section to apply the glue in the reception vessel to the street,
- a hopper to contain a raw material of the glue,
- a refilling section to refill the raw material of the glue from the hopper to the reception vessel, and
- a control section to control the refilling section, wherein the raw material of the glue is refilled into the reception vessel in a period where application of the glue is not carried out after glue is completed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.